The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company was founded on October 24, 1901 by Charles M. Hall and Alfred E. Hunt as a marketing subsidiary of the Pittsburgh Reduction Company in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Its industry is aluminum cooking utensils and its headquarters were in New Kensington, Pennsylvania (1901-1966), Chillicothe, Ohio (1966-1987), Richmond, Virginia (1987-1989).
It was sold to the newly-formed Wesray Corporation in 1982. In 1983, Wesray acquired the Proctor-Silex division of SCM Corporation and merged it with Wear-Ever in 1985. The firm was sold to Nacco Industries, Inc. in 1988. A year later, the Newell Company acquired the Wear-Ever aluminum cookware and bakeware business of WearEver-ProctorSilex and consolidated it with its Mirro subsidiary. The brand became a part of Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. in 1999. In 2004 it was sold to Global Home Products LLC, and in 2006 to Groupe SEB.
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company (1901-1958)
- Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc. (1958-1985)
- WearEver-ProctorSilex, Inc. (1985-1989)
PRODUCTS[]
- "Wear-Ever" Aluminum Kitchen Utensils
- Bain-Marie Pots
- Coffee Boilers
- Cruller Pans
- Double Boilers
- Frying Pans
- Griddles
- Rectangular Trays
- Sauce Pans
- Steam-Jacketed Kettles
- Stock Pots
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