"At no cost to you, I'd like to vacuum and shampoo your carpet." Representatives of The Kirby Company have been using that line since the first Kirby vacuum, the Model C, was manufactured in 1935. (Its predecessor, the non-electric Vacuette, was developed by Jim Kirby in 1914.) New Kirby machines have always been sold exclusively door-to-door; the upscale vacuums cost about $1,800 and come with a lifetime warranty. Kirby items are sold through independent dealers and distributors in the US and 70 other countries. The company, named for Jim Kirby, who designed his first vacuum cleaner in 1906, also sells a line of cleaning products. Kirby is part of Scott Fetzer Company, which operates more than 20 businesses.

Charisma Brands, LLC, is an Irvine, California-based creator, developer, and marketer of award-winning collectible, toy, gift, jewelry, and specialty products. A partial listing of the premier brands of Charisma include Marie Osmond, Kenneth Jay Lane-Jewelry’s Living Legend, Nolan Miller, Dennis Basso, Lunch At The Ritz 2 Go, Francesca Visconti, Bob Mackie, Kewpie, Penny Brite, Artista, and Charisma Brands exciting new addition, Paradise Galleries.The Company’s name, Charisma Brands, comes from its Rhode Island design and manufacturing center – known for over thirty years as Charisma Manufacturing Co. The Rhode Island center was formed by European artisans to create beautiful, high quality, handmade products, a tradition that continues to this day. Since the spirit of artistic design and skillful craftsmanship established in Rhode Island applies to all of the Company’s products, it was natural to adopt this name for the Company.

TOMY Company, manufactures toys and games, including video games, and apparel for children and infants and is one of Japan's leading toymakers. About 90% of its toys and games are sold in Asia, with Europe and the US accounting for the rest. TOMY's key toy product lines include baby & toddler, bath, preschool, and Transformers. TOMY also makes such game products as Screwball Scramble, Pop up Pirate, and Rumble in the Jungle. TOMY acquired another toy maker, Takara, in 2006 as part of an initiative to extend the reach of its brand. Founded in 1924, TOMY operates in Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, France, the UK, and the US.

Playworld Systems creates innovative commercial playground equipment that brings the joy of play to people of every age.Play maintains health and fitness. It enhances learning and creativity. Play connects generations and builds communities. For all these reasons and more, Playworld push themselves to provide the very best commercial recreation and playground equipment—and the very best custom playspace building experience—day in and day out.

Multibrás S.A. Eletrodomésticos is keeping it clean. The firm makes washers, dryers, dishwashers, and air purifiers, as well as other household appliances such as microwaves, stoves, refrigerators, and air conditioners for Latin America and other markets. Products are sold under the Consul, Brastemp, and Whirlpool names. (The company is controlled by Brasmotor, which is majority-owned by Whirlpool.) Multibrás has four factories in Brazil, and its appliances are exported to about 70 countries. Multibrás was founded in 1945 as a car distributor; it merged with two other Whirlpool affiliates, Consul and Semer, in 1994.

Founded in 1926 by a man with an eye for recycling and a belief in human potential, The Antioch Company is a multinational organization with business units located in Ohio and Minnesota.The company’s direct-selling division, Creative Memories, is an industry leader in the manufacture and sale of digital and traditional memory-celebration products. Creative Memories operates in the United States and Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom, with expansion planned in other European countries.

More than 160 years ago, an obscure young seaman, Calcutta bound, carved from a block of wood a model of what was destined to become the world's most famous revolver. His name was Samuel Colt, and from the spark of his inventive genius came the modern firearms of today.As a company, Colt firearms has always been an innovator, a pioneer – implementing mass production techniques, designing for parts interchangeability, always striving to improve production methods. Today, Colt’s Manufacturing Company LLC operates just a few miles away from Samuel Colt’s original Hartford, Connecticut armory and continues to maintain its position as one of the world’s leading gun manufacturers by blending state-of-the-art technologies and modernized manufacturing methods. After all, Colt tradition dictates that the technology be the best available and that quality never be compromised.

Toy and doll maker MGA Entertainment, which is engaged in an epic legal battle with archrival Mattel over its marquee product -- the Bratz line of fashion dolls -- is banking on its new Moxie Girlz line of dolls for future sales. The company owns Little Tikes -- maker of the iconic Cozy Coupe -- and also makes proprietary and licensed baby dolls (Baby born and Baby Chou Chou) and the plush Rescue Pets collection. CEO Isaac Larian helped found a company called ABC Electronics in 1982, which changed its name to Micro Games of America in the late 1980s, then shortened it to MGA when it shifted from electronic games to dolls in the late 1990s.

Kenwood Electronics UK is the sales arm of Japanese electronics giant, Kenwood. The company primarily peddles automotive electronics, including amplifiers, in-dash stereos, navigation systems, and speakers. Kenwood Electronics also sells such communications products as amateur radio equipment, land mobile radio equipment, and mobile transceivers. Kenwood Electronics UK generates revenue through car audio dealers, as well as through retailers such as Argos, Halfords, and Motorworld across the UK. Kenwood UK's Japanese parent company merged with its rival JVC in 2008 to form JVC KENWOOD Holdings, Inc., a new joint holding company.

Baden Sports, Inc., an independent, family-owned company, entered the athletic ball market in 1979 to address the need for higher quality products. Unique from its competitors for which athletic balls are only a secondary business, Baden focuses 100% of its attention on designing and producing the finest and broadest range of athletic balls in the industry. No other company comes close to matching Baden's product scope or ball production expertise.

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