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Globally. Food in a refrigerator with its door open. A refrigerator, commonly fridge, is a commercial and home appliance consisting of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump (mechanical, electronic or chemical) that transfers heat from its inside to its external environment so that its inside is cooled to a temperature below the room ...
With annual sales totaling $2 million, Admiral's products ranged from electronic equipment used by the U.S. military in World War II to consumer televisions. In 1950, Admiral was selling: a line of seven TV sets, with four models having a 12.5 in (32 cm) tube size, at prices between $179.95 and $379.95 (equivalent to $2,279 to $5,065 today); a ...
Frigidaire Appliance Company is the American consumer and commercial home appliances brand subsidiary of multinational company Electrolux, [1][2][3][4] a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and developed the first self ...
LEC Refrigeration Racing was formed by the company in the 1970s out of The Bee and Cee Rally Championship of the LEC Car Club which started in the 1950's and awarded a silver cup annually. Winners included B.Orme and M.Campbell in 1960 and L.A.Humphries in 1965. one of the more famed drivers was David Purley, known for the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix ...
Gibson Appliance. Gibson appliance advertisement, 1948. Gibson was founded by Joshua Hall in Belding, Michigan, in 1877 as the Belding-Hall Company selling cabinets that housed blocks of ice (ice-boxes). The area around Belding, Michigan, had a skilled workforce of Danish craftsmen and a good supply of hardwoods including ash.
Coldspot was a brand by US retail company Sears that existed from 1928 to 1976, when it was replaced with the Kenmore brand. [1] The brand was originally created for a line of refrigerators. Other products sold under the Coldspot brand included freezers, dehumidifiers, and window air conditioning units.
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.
Refrigerator, toaster, kettle, microwave, blender. A home appliance, also referred to as a domestic appliance, an electric appliance or a household appliance, [1] is a machine which assists in household functions [2] such as cooking, cleaning and food preservation. The domestic application attached to home appliance is tied to the definition of ...