Manufacturers List

[MaytagA710]

So in browsing through some old catelogues, and on Kijiji, I've noticed there are a LOT of re-branded machines out there. Because of this, you can easily get confused on who makes what, when they made it, and any neat features about it. And to make matters worse, some brands are made by multiple manufacturers (like Kenmore or Viking), or some brands are in some countries, but not the other. There are other lists, but none are as thorough as this could be. The goal of this thread is to eventually have a "master list" of all the appliance manufacturers, and what other brands they make, and any notes.

I'll get it started:

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Whirlpool (Whirlpool Corporation - 1911)
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Whirlpool - Full line of products, bottom of the line machines to top of the line

Whirlpool Gold - Premium brand of TOL machines, full lineup

Brastemp - South American full line brand

Inglis - Canadian full line brand, BOL to MOL machines (previously made TOL machines too)

Capri - Previous BOL full line economy brand, not sure if it was in Canada only

Galaxy - BOL economy brand, DWs, Ranges, Fridges

Roper - BOL Washers/Dryers, Ranges (Previously a full line economy brand in Canada)

Estate - BOL to MOL full line brand

Kenmore - Full line brand BOL to TOL, carried under Sears

Admiral (Canada) - BOL to MOL full line economy brand,

Kitchen Aid - Premium full line brand

Maytag - Full line TOL brand, acquired in 2006

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Maytag (Maytag Corporation - 1893-2006)
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Maytag - Full line brand, BOL to TOL (previously only made Washers/Dryers, Dishwashers, and Disposals till about 1986)

Amana - Full line brand, BOL to TOL, acquired by Maytag in 2001

Magic Chef - Full line brand, acquired in 1986, everything except DWs

Jenn Air - Premium full line brand

Norge - Full line? Features?

Admiral - Full Line? Features?

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">GE Appliances (General Electric Company 1892)</span>

GE - Full line BOL to TOL brand

GE Profile - Premium full line brand

Viking - Canadian Department store brand (Eatons) Washers/Dryers BOL to TOL

Beaumark - Canadian Dept. store brand (The Bay) Full line brand BOL to TOL

Hotpoint (Canada) - BOL full line economy brand

Hotpoint (USA) - Premium full line brand, BOL to TOL

Kenmore (Canada) - BOL to MOL full line machines

McClary -Full line brand BOL?

Moffat - Full line brand MOL?

JC Penney - Department Store brand for JC Penny, Full line? MOL?

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Westinghouse (Westinghouse Electric - 1886-1997, 1975 for appliances)</span>

Westinghouse - Full Line brand, BOL to TOL

Viking - Department Store brand for Eatons (Canada), dishwashers, ranges, fridges

Montgomery Wards - Department Store brand for Montgomery Ward (USA), Washers/Dryers? Dishwashers

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">D&M (D&M Corporation ?-1986)</span>

Kenmore - Dishwasher line, BOL to TOL

Frigidaire - Dishwasher line BOL to TOL

Admiral (USA) - Dishwasher line BOL to TOL

White-Westinghouse - Dishwasher line BOL to TOL

Magic Chef - Dishwasher line BOL to TOL

Tappan - Dishwasher line BOL to TOL

Modern Maid - Dishwasher line BOL to TOL

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">White-Westinghouse (WCI 1976-1986, Electrolux 1986-Present)</span>

White-Westinghouse - Full line BOL to MOL economy brand

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Frididaire (General Motors 1919-1979, WCI 1979-1986, Electrolux 1986-Present)</span>

Frigidaire - Full line brand, BOL to TOL

Frigidaire Gallery - Full line premium brand of TOL machines

Kenmore - Dishwashers, stoves

Viking - Department Store brand Eatons (Canada), ranges, dishwashers, fridges

Kelvinator (Canada) - Economy brand BOL to MOL machines

Tappan - ?

Crosley (Canada) - Washers/Dryers MOL brand

Electrolux - ?

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Norge (BorgWarner ?-?, Maytag ?-2006)</span>

Norge - Full line ?

Montgomery Wards - Department Store brand for Montgomery Ward Full line?

 

<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Philco (Ford Motor Company ? - 1968?)</span>

Philco - Full line?

 

This kind of format, if I missed any or any of my information is incorrect, feel free to fix or add, or do some for other brands like D&M, Fridgedaire, Westinghouse, etc...

 

 

[this post was last edited: 9/21/2011-19:38]

 

[goatfarmer]

Maytag also made Admiral, Norge in the later years, RCA was a GE product. JC Penny was a GE product.

 

[MaytagA710]

Hey Kenny, and everyone else, I have updated the list with new manufacturers, and their offspring.

 

[goatfarmer]

White Westinghouse also made Gibson, Okeefe & Merritt, Kelvinator in the US. Frigidaire(GM) made some of the Wards appliances in the 70's, Admiral made some, and Westinghouse made some.

 

[maytagbear]

Maytag bought

Hardwick in the mid 1980s, and Hardwick was just (as far as I can remember) cooking, gas and electric.

We had a gas Hardtag, and it was a very good range.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[goatfarmer]

Crosley was also a Maytag brand for a while.

 

[appliguy]

Here is somemore info....

Crosley products were also made by Whirlpool as well as Maytag. Also Whirlpool made a line of RCA Victor appliances in Canada at least during the 1960's (and NO I do not mean RCA Whirlpool I MEAN RCA Victor). Philco started making apppliances circa 1940 and was NOT part of Ford Motor Co. until 1962. Capri was a bottom line of appliances sold by Sears here in the states. Later the name was switched to Galaxy and was still sold in Sears stores here in the states. Before being bought by Maytag, Amana was owned by Raytheon Corp (being purchased by Raytheon in 1965) as was Speed Queen after Raytheon purchased SQ from McGraw Edison in the early 1980's (that is why Amana and Speed Queen Laundry appliances were twins for a number of years). Raytheon also owned Caloric Stove Co. Tappan was bought by WCI as was Kelvinator (AMC sold off Kelvinator in 1968). Prior to AMC selling it off, Kelvinator made appliances under the Leonard and Duracrest names here in the states and under the HMV name in Canada. McLary in Canada also was associated with the Easy Co. as well because some of their advertisements mention their washer having a Sprialator. Easy was purchased by the Murray Corp in the 1950's and then by the Hupp Corp. circa 1963 (yes the same Hupp Corp that made the Huppmobile into the 1930's) I also remember seeing WCI washers and Dryers with the Southern States name on them at the Southern States Store in Deer Park MD sometime in the 1980's and from 1963 to circa 1975 GE made appliances for JC Penney under the Penncrest name.........PAT COFFEY

[this post was last edited: 9/22/2011-22:26]

 

[goatfarmer]

HUPP also owned Gibson for a while.

 

[philr]

My aunt had an RCA dishwasher from the early/mid seventies which was a Whirlpool design. It had the newer RCA logo (like it was on the 1970's, 1980's and even newer RCA TV sets), it was not identified as a RCA Victor or RCA Whirlpool, just RCA. It had a vertical rectangular chrome door latch just like Inglis/Whirlpool dishwashers from that period and the same slanted control panel design.

Leonard refrigerators were also available in Canada. My grandfather had one from the mid-to-late 1940s (1947 if I remember well). And it was sold by Northern Electric. There was a big Northern Electric badge just above the handle. My grandfather worked for Northern Electric and he told me these were made by Kelvinator. When I was a kid, my grand parents kept their cereal boxes in the storage compartment below the refrigerator door. It was easy to reach even for me! I was about 4 when they moved it to the basement and bought a new Kelvinator refrigerator to replace it. The old fridge was still in the basement the last time I went to their house (about 10 years after they sold it, 6 years ago)