Rowenta


of Germany, maker of steam irons, electric toaster and electric toothbrushes
British subsidiary: Rowenta (UK)
1909 Company formed[1]
1982 Allegheny International sold 50 percent of the shares in Rowenta to Rothmans International, keeping the other 50 percent[2]
By 1996 was owned by SEB of France which also owned Tefal[3]