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Sunbeam Products is an American
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 brand that has produced electric home appliance
Home appliance

Home appliances are electrical/mechanical appliances which accomplish some household functions, such as cooking or cleanliness.Traditionally, home appliances are classified into:...
s since 1910. Their products have included the Mixmaster mixer, the Sunbeam CG
Sunbeam CG

The Sunbeam CG waffle iron evolved from the Sunbeam Products Model W-1 and Model W-2 waffle irons of the 1940s. Introduced in 1955, the CG maintained the inner workings of the W-2, but had sleek modern styling....
 waffle iron
Waffle iron

A waffle iron is a cooking appliance used to make waffles.It usually consists of two hinged metal plates, molded to create the honey comb pattern found on waffles....
, Coffeemaster (1938–1964) and the fully-automatic T20 toaster
Toaster

A toaster is a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products. A typical modern two-slice toaster draws anywhere between 600 and 1200 Watt and makes toast in 1 to 3 minutes....
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Sunbeam bought out the Rain King Sprinkler Company and produced one of the most popular sprinkler lines of the 1950s and 1960s.






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Sunbeam Products is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 brand that has produced electric home appliance
Home appliance

Home appliances are electrical/mechanical appliances which accomplish some household functions, such as cooking or cleanliness.Traditionally, home appliances are classified into:...
s since 1910. Their products have included the Mixmaster mixer, the Sunbeam CG
Sunbeam CG

The Sunbeam CG waffle iron evolved from the Sunbeam Products Model W-1 and Model W-2 waffle irons of the 1940s. Introduced in 1955, the CG maintained the inner workings of the W-2, but had sleek modern styling....
 waffle iron
Waffle iron

A waffle iron is a cooking appliance used to make waffles.It usually consists of two hinged metal plates, molded to create the honey comb pattern found on waffles....
, Coffeemaster (1938–1964) and the fully-automatic T20 toaster
Toaster

A toaster is a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products. A typical modern two-slice toaster draws anywhere between 600 and 1200 Watt and makes toast in 1 to 3 minutes....
.

Sunbeam bought out the Rain King Sprinkler Company and produced one of the most popular sprinkler lines of the 1950s and 1960s. Meanwhile, Sunbeam continued to expand outside of Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
. By the end of the 1970s, as the leading American manufacturer of small appliances, Sunbeam enjoyed about $1.3 billion in annual sales and employed nearly 30,000 people worldwide. In 1981, after Sunbeam was bought by Allegheny International Inc. of Pittsburgh, its Chicago-area factories were closed and the headquarters moved from the Chicago region.

Sunbeam went into decline through the 1990s and Albert J. Dunlap
Albert J. Dunlap

Albert John Dunlap is a professional corporate downsizing popularly known as "Chainsaw Al" and "Rambo in Pinstripes"....
 was recruited to turn the company around in 1996. In 1996 and 1997, Sunbeam reported massive increases in sales for its various backyard and kitchen items, but the sudden surge in demand for barbecues didn't hold up under scrutiny. The SEC said $60 million of Sunbeam's $189 million was the result of fraudulent accounting. The SEC suit also named a partner, Phillip Harlow, at Sunbeam's accounting firm, Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen

Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the Big Four auditors among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations....
. Dunlap was fired, and under CEO Jerry W. Levin
Jerry W. Levin

Jerry W. Levin, born in 1944, is an American businessman....
 the company filed for bankruptcy
Bankruptcy in the United States

Bankruptcy in the United States is permitted by the United States Constitution which authorizes Congress to enact "uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States." Congress has exercised this authority several times since 1801, most recently by adopting the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, codified in Title 11 of the...
 protection in 2001. The next year it emerged as a private company under the name American Household, Inc. (AHI). Its former household products division became the subsidiary Sunbeam Products, Inc.

AHI was purchased in September 2004 by the Jarden Corporation, of which it is now a subsidiary .

See also

  • Sunbeam Corporation Limited (Australian Brand)
    Sunbeam Australia

    Sunbeam Corporation Limited is an Australia home appliance brand with headquarters in Sydney, New South Wales that cater to the Australian and New Zealand markets....
  • Concord Supplies
    Concord Supplies

    Concord Supplies is a United States wholesale distributor and retailer founded in 1946 by Kenneth R. Reick as Formfoto Manufacturing . It is currently based in Addison, Illinois....


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