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Refrigerator, toaster, kettle, microwave, blender A home appliance , also referred to as a domestic appliance , an electric appliance or a household appliance , [ 1 ] is a machine which assists in household functions [ 2 ] such as cooking , cleaning and food preservation .
Commercial refrigerator and freezer units were in use for almost 40 years prior to the common home models. The freezer-over-refrigerator style had been the basic style since the 1940s, until modern, side-by-side refrigerators broke the trend. A vapor compression cycle is used in most household refrigerators, refrigerator–freezers and freezers.
Sun Television and Appliances was a speciality retailer of consumer electronics, home appliances, and office equipment founded in 1949 by brothers Macy and Herbie Block. The company had stores in cities throughout the midwest, and also operated stores in rural areas of the United States, where there was no other competition [1] in Ohio, Indiana, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia ...
Sub-Zero was founded as the Sub-Zero Freezer Company on August 20, 1945 by Westye F. Bakke in Madison, Wisconsin. [2] In 2000, it acquired the domestic appliance line of the Wolf Range Corporation, [3] a California-based manufacturer of professional-style ranges, cooktops and grills for both home and commercial use.
The company claims to have innovated the refrigerator light, the upright freezer, and the "Air Sweep" mechanism for distributing conditioned air. In 1956, Hupp Corporation acquired Gibson. [ 2 ] In 1967 Hupp merged with White Consolidated Industries (WCI), which created the White-Westinghouse brand in 1975. [ 3 ]
Refrigeration has thus rapidly evolved in the past century, from ice harvesting to temperature-controlled rail cars, refrigerator trucks, and ubiquitous refrigerators and freezers in both stores and homes in many countries. The introduction of refrigerated rail cars contributed to the settlement of areas that were not on earlier main transport ...
GE Appliances was originally a part of General Electric, a company which began marketing a full roster of heating and cooking products in 1907. [11] In January 2004, it became part of GE Consumer & Industrial when GE Consumer Products (founded in 1905) merged with GE Industrial Systems (founded in 1930) to form GE Consumer & Industrial.
Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States. [2] In 2023, the Fortune 500 company had an annual revenue of approximately $19 billion in sales, around 59,000 employees, and more than 55 manufacturing and technology research centers globally.