{"id":982,"date":"2020-03-07T04:38:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T04:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsthescuddlebutt.com\/?page_id=982"},"modified":"2020-03-07T04:38:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T04:38:49","slug":"tasu-co-1942-canteen-with-early-bakelite-cap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/tasu-co-1942-canteen-with-early-bakelite-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"TASU Co. 1942 Canteen with early Bakelite Cap."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsthescuddlebutt.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tall1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-979\" width=\"518\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tall1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tall1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><figcaption>Photo property of Digital FourTen Productions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently acquired TASU Co. 1942 Canteen with early Bakelite Cap.<br>(The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company<br>Weareeever.png<br>INDUSTRY<br>Cookware<br>FOUNDED<br>October 24, 1901<br>FOUNDER(S)<br>Charles M. Hall<br>Alfred E. Hunt<br>HEADQUARTERS<br>New Kensington, PA. (1901-1966)<br>Chillicothe, OH. (1966-1987)<br>Richmond, VA. (1987-1989)<br>OWNER(S)<br>Aluminum Company of America (1901-1982)<br>Wesray Corporation (1982-1988)<br>Nacco Industries, Inc. (1988-1989)<br>DEFUNCT<br>December 26, 1989<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsthescuddlebutt.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-983\" width=\"518\" height=\"699\"\/><figcaption> Photo property of Digital FourTen Productions. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsthescuddlebutt.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-984\" width=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption> Photo property of Digital FourTen Productions. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsthescuddlebutt.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-985\" width=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption> Photo property of Digital FourTen Productions. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently acquired TASU Co. 1942 Canteen with early Bakelite Cap.(The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company) Aluminum Cooking Utensil CompanyWeareeever.pngINDUSTRYCookwareFOUNDEDOctober 24, 1901FOUNDER(S)Charles M. HallAlfred E. HuntHEADQUARTERSNew Kensington, PA. (1901-1966)Chillicothe, OH. (1966-1987)Richmond, VA. (1987-1989)OWNER(S)Aluminum Company of America (1901-1982)Wesray Corporation (1982-1988)Nacco Industries, Inc. (1988-1989)DEFUNCTDecember 26, 1989 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-982","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=982"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":986,"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/982\/revisions\/986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtspwwii.com\/wtsp-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}