7/14/2023 0 Comments Wesco pushboy two![]() are available in more than 30 different versions. The distinctive Wesco-design of the "Boys & Master-Series" - high volumed and colourful - make the products unique. The company´s close connections to the United States have a strong influence on the design of the Wesco-products. Now the only thing missing was a new name: based on the writing engraved on the flap, it was christened 'Pushboy' - the first child of an entire family which today comprises more than 20 design products. Based on the American idea of 'large volume large input flap', the body and the semicircular lid of the trash bin were adapted to each other in such a way that the proportions were perfectly well suited to one another, and topped off by a large, technically solid input flap made of stainless steel and stable handles. Due to long years of experience in metal processing the Wesco-team brought the necessary expertise to the table for re-designing the American 'trash can'. The Pushboy Rubbish Bin by Wesco not only features a capacity of 50 liters. But neither do we want to have to deal with unpleasant odours in the kitchen. Nobody wants to have to take the trash out every single day. Neuhaus brought the product idea back to Germany with him to his father's factory. The Pushboy Push Can by Wesco - a design classic from the the 50's. During his stay in Texas, one of these typically American trash cans caught his eye - and it was 'love at first sight'. This feat was achieved with the help of a German exchange student in the US: Egbert Neuhaus, the current managing director of Wesco. ![]() But it was not until the 1970s that the American 'trash can' celebrated its triumphal as symbol of the typically American design. These bins were originally developed for the catering trade, but soon found their way into American households. In the USA - the land of unlimited possibilities and unfortunately of unlimited volumes of trash as well - trash containers in the typical American dimensions of 50 litres and more have been in production since the 1920s.
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