Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company
A maker of small kitchen appliances found in homes across the country, it designs blenders, coffee makers, slow cookers, and toasters under the Hamilton Beach, Proctor Silex, and Weston names. The company was founded in 1910, when publicity-shy founder Frederick Osius hired two new staff and paid them for the right to use their surnames—Hamilton and Beach—instead of his own. Spun off from NACCO Industries in 2017, it still carries those borrowed names today.