Magic Chef Dishwashers History

[Chetlaham]

Can you tell me more about the Chicago and Milwaukee plants? Why was porcelain separate? Where were the plastisol tubs made?

 

[angus]

And let's not forget the brief and not so successful 1997 introduction of Jenn-Air washers and dryers. Those were nothing more than rebadged Magic Chef/Norge units but were meant to capitalize on the Jenn-Air name since at that time, Jenn-Air was still considered more upscale. Apparently that didn't last very long...

 

[launderess]

This was more upscale?

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?20326



Am not seeing that much of a difference...

 

[repairguy]

They may not have been as well built as newton machines but they could definitely wash more clothes in a load and did a good job. The washers in the above videos are virtually the same machines underneath. The newest and last Norge design.

 

[paulg]

Maytag, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Glenwood, Sunray

For years, while traveling to work, I would be behind a Maycor / Maytag factory service truck daily.
If I remember correctly, the signage on the door read like this:
Maytag, Magic-Chef, Admiral, Norge, Glenwood, Sunray.
I may have been wrong about Magic-Chef’s acquisition of Hardwick, but it appears they ended up in Maytag’s hands anyway at some point.
So it seems Magic-Chef picked up Norge too along the way.
Whirlpool really ate up a wad of appliance brands. I wonder what they do with all the old designs and patents, if anything.

 

[goatfarmer]

I gave my sister a Jenn Air dryer

Regretted it from day 1. Snazzy looking, but a PITA to work on!