Frigidaire

Frigidaire is a major US appliance company owned by Electrolux.

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Appliance - Electrolux

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Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and developed the first self-contained refrigerator (invented by Alfred Mellowes) in 1916. In 1918 William C. Durant, a founder of General Motors, personally invested in the company, and in 1919 it adopted the name Frigidaire.http://www.gm.com/company/corp_info/history/gmhis1910.html From 1919 to 1979 the company was owned by General Motors. During that period it was first a subsidiary of Delco-Light, and was later an independent division, based in Dayton, Ohio. In 1979 it was acquired by White Consolidated Industries which also owned Westinghouse appliances. Since 1994 it has been a unit of Electrolux.

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Ft. Wayne, Indiana - Refrigerator - Alfred Mellowes - 1916 - 1918 - William C. Durant - General Motors - 1919 - 1979 - Delco-Light - Dayton, Ohio - White Consolidated Industries - Westinghouse - 1994

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The company claims firsts including:

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• electric self-contained refrigerator,
• home food freezer,
• room air conditioner,
• 30" electric range,
• coordinated colors for home appliances

Brands now operated by Frigidaire include Kelvinator, White-Westinghouse, Tappan and Gibson.

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Kelvinator - White-Westinghouse - Tappan - Gibson

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