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Russell Hobbs is a British manufacturer of household appliances. Formed in 1952 by William Russell and Peter Hobbs, it became the primary kettle maker in the United Kingdom marketplace in the 1960s. Subjected to many corporate acquisitions through its history, its head office is currently sited in Failsworth , England, having moved its ...
Russell Hobbs, Inc. (formerly Salton, Inc.), was an American company based in Florida which manufactured home appliances, most notably the George Foreman grill and Russell Hobbs appliances. In June 2010, Russell Hobbs, Inc. was taken over by and became part of Spectrum Brands. The name was derived from the British company, Russell Hobbs.
Peter Wallace Hobbs (3 May 1916 - 11 April 2008) was an English engineer and businessman, who with William Russell, founded the now global electrical appliance company Russell Hobbs made famous for their design and introduction of the iconic electric kettle in the late 1950s.
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Russell was born at Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the second son of eleven children of Robert Russell, engineer and iron founder, and his wife Janet, née Nicol. Robert Russell and his brother Alexander operated the Kirkcaldy Foundry and Engineering Works. Russell was educated first at Abbotshall Parish School, [1] and then at Kirkcaldy Grammar ...
The Malleable Iron Range Company was founded in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1896 by Silas McClure and A. C. Terrell. [1] The company was incorporated in 1899 with Monarch as a trademark. In 1900 the Dauntless Stove Manufacturing Company of Omaha, Nebraska , became indebted to the Beaver Dam Malleable Iron Works for $5000 for castings ordered by ...
Roswell Hobbs died in 1966, and Jessie Hobbs became president. [6] In 1968, Jessie sold the controlling interest in the family business to Vernon C. Grudem, who was the company's plumbing and heating manager. [7] After several ownership changes and management transitions, W. H. Hobbs Supply Co. ceased operations in 1993. [1]
A volume from Graham Reynolds's catalogue raisonné of John Constable [1]. A catalogue raisonné (or critical catalogue) is an annotated listing of the works of an artist or group of artists and can contain all works or a selection of works categorised by different parameters such as medium or period.