White-Westinghouse

White-Westinghouse

White-Westinghouse is a home appliance company formed by the acquisition of the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's appliance unit by White Consolidated Industries in 1975. White Consolidated Industries was subsequently acquired by Electrolux in 1986.

Westinghouse Electric entered the appliance industry by acquiring Copeman Electric Stove Company in 1917. It moved production from Flint, Michigan to Mansfield, Ohio. Copeman had begun manufacturing its first electric ranges in 1914. Electric ranges were first demonstrated by Thomas Ahearn in 1892, gained in popularity as electrification became widespread throughout the United States.

The company claims to have made several important innovations:
* 1930's refrigerators with sealed refrigeration units
* 1930's room air conditioners
* 1930's portable dishwashers
* 1939 automatic washing machine that was not bolted to the floor.
* 1950's frost-free refrigerators.

The company manufactured both large and small appliances for many years. Currently appliances bearing the Westinghouse or White-Westinghouse name are made under license.

References

External links

* [http://www.electrolux.com Corporate home page]


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