Proctor Silex

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| name = Proctor Silex

| logo = Proctor Silex logo.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| type = Subsidiary

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| predecessor = Proctor Electric
Silex Company

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| foundation = 1960

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| location = Glen Allen, Virginia, U.S.

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| area_served = North America

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| products = Home appliances

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| parent = Hamilton Beach Brands

| homepage = [http://www.proctorsilex.com www.proctorsilex.com]

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Image:Proctor Silex Electric Can Opener.JPG

Proctor Silex Co. was created in 1960 with the merger of Proctor Electric and the Silex Company.{{cite web|title=Proctor Silex company history|url=http://www.proctorsilex.com/company-history.php}} In 1966, SCM Corporation bought out Proctor-Silex. In 1988, Proctor Silex was acquired by NACCO Industries, Inc.{{cite web|title=NACCO company history|url=http://www.nacco.com/history_bannerpopup.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150313074127/http://nacco.com/history_bannerpopup.html|archive-date=13 March 2015|url-status=dead}} In 1990, NACCO also acquired Hamilton Beach Brands as a subsidiary and merged the two companies.{{cite web|title=NACCO company history|url=http://www.nacco.com/history_bannerpopup2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208082558/http://www.nacco.com/history_bannerpopup2.html|archive-date=8 December 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex Inc. History|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/hamilton-beach-proctor-silex-inc-history/}}

Proctor Silex made electrical household appliances like vacuum coffee makers.{{cite web | url=http://www.oldcoffeeroasters.com/1914_silex.htm | title=1914 Silex }}The script for the 1979 movie Alien contains an example of generic use of the term "Silex" for "coffee machine". [http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/alien_shooting.html]