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Bulpitt & Sons Ltd was an electrical goods manufacturer and limited company in Birmingham, England, established as a brass founder in the late 19th century. [1] In the early 20th century the company registered The "Swan Brand" name. [1] In the 1920s, the company began manufacturing domestic electrical appliances including kettles and irons. [1]
1920 advertisement for the Thor electric washing machine. The Thor washing machine was the first electric clothes washer sold commercially in the United States. Produced by the Chicago-based Hurley Electric Laundry Equipment Company, the 1907 Thor is believed to be the first electrically powered washer ever manufactured, crediting Hurley as the inventor of the first automatic washing machine.
Kelvinator ad from 1920 Kelvinator refrigerator, c. 1926. The enterprise was established on September 18, 1914, in Detroit, Michigan, United States, by engineer Nathaniel B. Wales, who introduced his idea for a practical electric refrigeration unit for the home to Edmund Copeland and Arnold Goss.
The company's primary products were copper and nickel-plated utensils. The 1920s saw growth in the company with employment reaching 100 by 1927. [8] A popular product of the company was a full feature miniature stove measuring 21 inches wide, 17 inches high and only 10 inches deep. It was particularly popular with apartment dwellers.
In 1950, Tappan purchased the company in a $5 million transaction, but management remained in Los Angeles and the company continued to produce 500-600 ranges each day. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The reputation for high quality that the company enjoyed is shown by the December 1951 purchase by Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus fame of an Aristocrat for his wife ...
1920 – acquires International Radio Telegraph Company (formerly known as the National Electric Signaling Company) [41] 1921 – acquires the Pittsburg High Voltage Insulator Company; 1920s – enters the broadcasting industry, with stations like KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and WBZ in Springfield, Massachusetts, later moving to Boston.
RCA Victor began selling the first all-electric Victrola in 1930 and in 1931 the company attempted to revitalize record sales with the introduction of 33 1 ⁄ 3 revolutions-per-minute (rpm) long play records, which were a commercial failure during the Great Depression, partly because the Victrolas with two speed turntables required to play ...
In 1929, HEAC joined the Associated Electrical Industries (AEI) group, itself bought by The General Electric Company in 1967. By the 1960s it was the market leader in household electrical appliances in the United Kingdom, followed by Sweden's Electrolux.