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In May 1954, the Alliance Manufacturing Company first produced its own garage door opener and called it Genie. [2] In 1983 the company entered the home and shop vacuum market, and in 1985 it changed its name to Genie Home Products. [2] Overhead Door Corporation purchased the company in 1994. [2] The Genie Company is headquartered in Mt. Hope ...
The electric overhead garage door opener was invented by C.G. Johnson in 1926 in Hartford City, Indiana. [1] Electric Garage Door openers did not become popular until Era Meter Company of Chicago offered one after World War II where the overhead garage door could be opened via a key pad located on a post at the end of the driveway or a switch inside the garage.
The Douglas AIR-2 Genie (previous designation MB-1) was an unguided air-to-air rocket with a 1.5 kt W25 nuclear warhead. [1] It was deployed by the United States Air Force (USAF 1957–1985) and Canada ( Royal Canadian Air Force 1965–1968, Air Command 1968–1984) [ 2 ] during the Cold War .