Bendix Home Appliances, Inc. was founded in 1936 by Don O. Scott and Judson S. Sayre in South Bend, Indiana. Until 1940, the company was 25% owned by the Bendix Aviation Corporation. Its industry was laundry machines and its headquarters were in South Bend, Indiana (1936-1950) and Cincinnati, Ohio (1950-1956).
It was acquired by the Avco Manufacturing Corporation in 1950. In 1956, the division was sold to the Philco Corporation, who continued to manufacture laundry machines under the Philco-Bendix name in its Nashville plant. Philco was acquired by the Ford Motor Company in 1963, and manufacturing of laundry machines ended by December.
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Bendix Home Appliances, Inc. (1936-1950)
- Bendix Home Appliance Division (1950-1953)
- Crosley & Bendix Home Appliances Division (1953-1956)
PRODUCTS[]
- "Bendix" Automatic Home Laundry Machine
- "Bendix" Automatic Ironer
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Electrical Merchandising (June 1, 1947)
Gas Appliance Merchandising (February 1948)