The Sunbeam Corporation was founded on March 17, 1897 by John K. Stewart and Thomas J. Clark in Chicago, Illinois. Its industry is consumer products and its headquarters were in Chicago, Illinois (1897-1981), Oak Brook, Illinois (1981-?), Downers Grove, Illinois (?-?), Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1994-1998) and Boca Raton, Florida (1998-present).
The company was bought out by Allegheny International, Inc. in 1981. In 1990, Japonica Partners purchased the assets of Sunbeam after Allegheny declared bankruptcy and formed Sunbeam-Oster Co., Inc. as a successor. Sunbeam itself declared bankruptcy protection in 2001 and emerged back in 2002. It was acquired by the Jarden Corporation in 2005.
ADDRESSES[]
- 158-160 Huron Street, Chicago, IL. (1897)
- 123-606 La Salle Avenue, Chicago, IL. (1904-1916)
- 56th Avenue & 12th Street, Chicago, IL. (1918)
- Central Avenue & 12th Street, Chicago, IL. (1918)
- 5610-5614 Roosevelt Road, Chicago, IL. (1920-1940)
- 2381 Executive Center Drive, Boca Raton, FL. (2021)
SUBSIDIARIES[]
- Coleman Lamp Company (1998-2004)
- Sunbeam Corporation (Canada), Ltd. (Toronto, Ontario)
- Sunbeam Products, Inc. (2002-present)
- John Oster Manufacturing Company (1960)
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Chicago Flexible Shaft Company (1897-1946)
- Sunbeam Corporation (1946-1982)
- Sunbeam Appliance Company (1982-1988)
- (under the Sunbeam Appliance Group)
- Oster/Sunbeam Appliance Company (1988-1990)
- Sunbeam-Oster Company, Inc. (1990-1997)
- Sunbeam Corporation (1997-2002)
- American Household, Inc. (2002-present)
PRODUCTS[]
- "Chicago" Horse Clippers
- "Clark" Carbon
- "Clark" Steel Heaters
- "Duchess"
- No. 7D
- No. 7X
- No. 8A
- Cutlery
- Dies
- "Drillmaster" Drills
- Electric "Shearmaster"
- Grinder-Sander-Honer
- Milling Cutters
- "Rain King" Lawn Sprinklers
- Reamers
- Sanders
- Saws
- Circular
- Electric Hand
- Springs
- "Stewart" Furnaces
- Brass Melting Furnaces
- Brazing Furnaces
- Case Hardening Furnaces
- Crucible Furnaces
- Gas Blast Furnaces
- Gas & Oil Forges
- High Speed Steel Furnaces
- Oven Furnaces
- Plate Annealers
- Rivet Heaters
- "Stewart" Clipping & Shearing Machines
- No. 1 Ball-Bearing Horse Clipping Machine
- No. 9 Ball-Bearing Sheep Shearing Machine
- "Sunbeam" Irons
- "Sunbeam Shavemaster"
ADVERTISEMENTS[]
Hardware (Oct. 10, 1897)
The Mechanical Index (1904)
The American Blacksmith (October 1905)
Hardware Dealers' Magazine (January 1908)
From the 1909 edition of Hendrick's Commercial Register
Southern Machinery (April 1910)
Hardware Age (Nov. 4, 1916)
Hardware Age (April 19, 1917)
American Machinist (Oct. 4, 1917)
American Hardware Jobbers' Directory (1918)
Hardware Review (March 1918)
Automobile Dealer & Repairer (February 1919)
Hardware Dealers' Magazine (January 1920)
Good Hardware (October 1921)
Electrical Record (December 1922)
Electrical Record (December 1927)
LIFE (June 3, 1940)
House & Garden (June 1953)
House & Garden (June 1953)