Frigidaire
Frigidaire
is a major US
appliance
company owned by
Electrolux
. Frigidaire was founded as the
Guardian Frigerator Company
in
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
, which developed the first self-contained
refrigerator
(invented by
Alfred Mellowes
) in
1916
. From
1919
to
1979
it 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
1986
it has been a unit of Electrolux. The company claims firsts including:
electric self-contained
refrigerator
,
home food
freezer
,
room
air conditioner
,
30" electric range,
coordinated colors for home appliances
Brands now operated by Frigidaire include
White-Westinghouse
,
Tappan
and
Gibson
.
External links
Corporate home page
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