Article: Housewares museum planned; Historical society seeks donations for ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 21, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... remains based in West Bend. HISTORY OF WEST BEND CO. The West Bend Co., now known as West Bend Housewares, has manufactured products such as the Waterless Cooker, the Flavo-Drip Coffeemaker, the Stir ...

Article: West Bend museum project gets a boost; $125,000 ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  January 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Beckford said. The West Bend Aluminum Co. was started ... Kewaskum, bought the West Bend Co. from Illinois Tool ... side of the river. The West Bend Co. gradually rose to ... World Wars, such as the Waterless Cooker in 1921 and 1922's ...

Article: Cooking up new success
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... After Regal Ware bought West Bend, company officials announced ... innovation that gave both West Bend Co. and Regal Ware a competitive ... edge. In 1921, the former West Bend Aluminum Co. introduced a Waterless Cooker that convinced homemakers ...

Article: The West Bend Aluminum Company in the age of ...
The Historian;  June 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... utensils was established. (2) The West Bend Aluminum Company was part of a phenomenon ... cookware. Despite these challenges, West Bend Aluminum became one of the few long ... the country. (3) To what or whom can West Bend's achievements be attributed? In his ...

Article: West Bend Mutual has grown for 110 years
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  May 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ...West Bend Mutual has grown for 110 years Started ... Anthony Warren, president and CEO Of West Bend Mutual Insurance Co., pulls a plastic ... principles that he said have guided the West Bend-based mutual insurance company for ...

Article: West Bend entices urban workers Small-town feeling ...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  February 9, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... malls that greet those entering the city, West Bend offers a serene and friendly, suburban ... hometown person and I wouldn't leave West Bend. A great deal of families are moving to West Bend to have the comforts of a city, but also ...

Article: West Bend Co. fined $225,000 for delay in reporting ...
M2 Presswire;  March 28, 2001 ;     700+ words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-28 March 2001-US CPSC: West Bend Co. fined $225,000 for delay in reporting defective ... Safety Commission (CPSC) announced today that the West Bend Co., of West Bend, Wis., a subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works ...