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A Crosley IcyBall with cold side ball on left, hot side ball on right. Icyball is a name given to two early refrigerators, one made by Australian Sir Edward Hallstrom in 1923, and the other design patented by David Forbes Keith of Toronto (filed 1927, granted 1929), [1] [2] and manufactured by American Powel Crosley Jr., who bought the rights to the device.
Crosley's all-steel Wagons were their best sellers (1947–1952) The Crosley Hotshot, introduced in 1949, was America's first post-war sportscar. Crosley was a small, independent American manufacturer of economy cars or subcompact cars, bordering on microcars.
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.
Powel Crosley Jr. (September 18, 1886 – March 28, 1961) was an American inventor, industrialist, and entrepreneur.He was also a pioneer in radio broadcasting, and owner of the Cincinnati Reds major league baseball team.
The 1950 Crosley Hot Shot is often given credit for the first production disc brakes but the Chrysler Imperial Crown had them first as standard equipment at the beginning of the 1949 model year. The Crosley disc was a Goodyear development, a caliper type with ventilated rotor, originally designed for aircraft applications. Only the Hot Shot ...
The Free French (almost 10,000) and China (almost 7,000) were medium takers, and many other countries received a small number. [15] America shipped a total of 77,972 various "jeeps" to the Soviet Union – consisting of 49,250 1 ⁄ 4 ‑tons, [ nb 32 ] 25,200 Dodge 3 ⁄ 4 ‑tons , [ nb 33 ] and 3,520 Ford GPA .
The United States Steel Corporation is an American steel company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with production facilities in the U.S. and Central Europe.. The company produces and sells steel products, including flat-rolled and tubular products for customers in industries across automotive, construction, consumer, electrical, industrial equipment, distribution, and energy.
Graduation is the third studio album by American rapper Kanye West.It was released on September 11, 2007, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records.Recording sessions took place between 2005 and 2007 at several studios in New York and Los Angeles.