American Electric Corporation

The American Electric Corporation was a company that manufactured various electronic appliances and devices such as food processors, hair dryers, mini deep fryers, and fluorescent light bulbs. The company was located at 9937 W. Jefferson Blvd in Culver City, California [ [http://immigration.findlaw.com/defective-dangerous-products/recall/recall.feeds/cpsc/1979/04/79018.html Findlaw for the Public - Recalls ] ] . The American Electric Corporation is no longer in business, though information is still available on a number of recalls the company had before going out of business [ [http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml79/79041.html Consumer Product Safety Commission - Fluorescent Lights Recalled by American Electric ] ] . While in business, the company managed to stay above a situation where many manufacturers of hair dryers had to issue recalls due to the use of asbestos [ [http://immigration.findlaw.com/defective-dangerous-products/recall/recall.feeds/cpsc/1979/04/79018.html Findlaw for the Public - Recalls ] ] . Perhaps the company's most popular product was the American Food Processor, also known as American Electric Corporation's Model 8000.

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