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White-Westinghouse is an appliance company formed by the acquisition of the Westinghouse Electric Company's appliance unit by White Consolidated Industries in 1975. White Consolidated Industries was subsequently acquired by Electrolux in 1986.Westinghouse Electric entered the appliance industry by acquiring Copeman Electric Stove Company in 1917. It moved production to Mansfield, Ohio. Copeman had begun manufacturing the first electric ranges in 1914. Electric ranges gained in popularity as electrification became widespread throughout the United States.
The company claims to have made several important innovations:
- 1930s refrigerators with sealed refrigeration units
- 1930s room air conditioners
- 1930s portable dishwashers
- 1939 automatic washer that was not bolted to the floor.
- 1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. frost-free refrigerators.
The company manufactured both large and small appliances for many years. Currently small appliances bearing the Westinghouse or White-Westinghouse name are made under license.
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