Frigidaire
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Frigidaire is a major US appliance company owned by Electrolux.
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.[link] 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.
The company claims firsts including:
- electric self-contained refrigerator,
- home food freezer,
- room air conditioner,
- 30" electric range,
- coordinated colors for home appliances
Trivia
Some older Americans, especially in the South, refer to the refrigerator as "The Frigidaire," regardless of the brand-name (while others use the phrase "icebox") . This usage is also seen abroad, for example in Québec, France and Peru.External links
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