Siemens small appliances

Founded in 1847 as “Telegraphen-Bauanstalt von Siemens & Halske”, Siemens has been manufacturing electrical appliances for more than 170 years. Siemens began producing electrical home appliances in 1925 under the brand name Protos. A selection of Siemens small appliance are illustrated here from the years prior to the establishment of BSH. It was on this basis that the Consumer Products division of BSH was to develop later on.

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  The Protos Rapid from 1947. A versatile upright vacuum cleaner. The different attachments not only allowed cleaning of furniture but also house pets and farm animals. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)
  
  

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  The Protos Standard. An early model of a vacuum cleaner from Siemens from the 1940s. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)
  
  

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  The products were always cutting edge in design to match the latest technical innovations – shown here is a vacuum cleaner from 1952. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)
  
  

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  Siemens vacuum cleaner from the 1970s. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)
  
  

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  Siemens Electrogeräte AG manufactured a broad range of small electrical appliances in the 20th century. Shown here is a fan from 1947. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)

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  Siemens fan heater from the 1950s. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)

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  Siemens also made significant changes to the design of its small appliances in recent decades. Shown here is an early Siemens hair dryer from 1948. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)

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  The inner workings of the practical Siemens hair dryer. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)

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  A practical Siemens coffee grinder from the 1950s. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)

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  Siemens electrical food processors from 1958 made everyday life easier. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)

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  For the modern household. Food processors in different fashionable colors in 1961. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)