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In 1947, Amana manufactured the first upright freezer for the home, and in 1949 it added a side-by-side refrigerator. [4] In 1950 the company was sold to a group of investors, including its founder, and became Amana Refrigeration, Inc. [5] In 1954, it began making air conditioners. [6]
In 1976, Sears expanded the Kenmore name to its line of refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers, which were previously branded as Coldspot. In 2016, the Kenmore brand was expanded into consumer electronics with the launch of Kenmore-branded high definition (Kenmore HDTV) and ultra HD (Kenmore Elite UHDTV) televisions. [7]
Commercial refrigerator and freezer units were in use for almost 40 years prior to the common home models. The freezer-over-refrigerator style had been the basic style since the 1940s, until modern, side-by-side refrigerators broke the trend. A vapor compression cycle is used in most household refrigerators, refrigerator–freezers and freezers.
Sub-Zero was founded as the Sub-Zero Freezer Company on August 20, 1945 by Westye F. Bakke in Madison, Wisconsin. [2] In 2000, it acquired the domestic appliance line of the Wolf Range Corporation, [3] a California-based manufacturer of professional-style ranges, cooktops and grills for both home and commercial use.
[4] The company claims to have made several important innovations: 1930s refrigerators with sealed refrigeration units; 1930s room air conditioners; 1930s portable dishwashers; 1939 automatic washing machine that was not bolted to the floor. 1950s auto-defrost refrigerators. The company manufactured both large and small appliances for many years.
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.