bobbins
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Here is an interesting web site about Whirlpool...they still need to update it to include Maytag take over.
1911: Lou Upton and his uncle, Emory Upton, found Upton Machine Company in St. Joseph, Michigan, to begin producing electric wringer washers.
1916: Upton begins making washers for Sears, Roebuck and Co., which markets them under the Allen trade name.
1929: Manufacturing capacity is increased through a merger with the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company of Binghamton, New York, forming Nineteen Hundred Corporation.
1947: Company introduces the first automatic, spinner-type washer under Sears' Kenmore brand.
1948: Sale of Whirlpool brand washers begins.
1950: Company adds automatic dryers to its product line and changes its name to Whirlpool Corporation.
1955: Whirlpool gains line of refrigerators via merger with Seeger Refrigerator Company and changes its name to Whirlpool-Seeger Corporation; company acquires air conditioner and cooking range lines of Radio Corporation of America (RCA), which are marketed under the RCA-Whirlpool name until the mid-1960s.
1957: Company changes its name back to Whirlpool Corporation.
1958: In its first move outside the United States, Whirlpool buys a stake in Brasmotor S.A., a major Brazilian appliance maker.
1969: Whirlpool takes a 33 percent stake in John Inglis Co. Ltd., entering the Canadian home appliance market.
1986: Company acquires the KitchenAid division of Hobart Corporation.
1989: Whirlpool secures the rights to the Roper brand name; it joins with the Dutch company N.V. Philips to establish Whirlpool Europe B.V., a joint venture through which Whirlpool will market a full line of major home appliances in Europe.
1991: Whirlpool buys out its European partner, taking full control of Whirlpool Europe.
1997: Company launches a global restructuring involving the elimination of 4,700 jobs, the closure of plants and other facilities, and a charge of $350 million.
2000: Another major restructuring is launched that includes more than 7,000 job cuts and $373 million in charges over the following two years.
Bob
1911: Lou Upton and his uncle, Emory Upton, found Upton Machine Company in St. Joseph, Michigan, to begin producing electric wringer washers.
1916: Upton begins making washers for Sears, Roebuck and Co., which markets them under the Allen trade name.
1929: Manufacturing capacity is increased through a merger with the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company of Binghamton, New York, forming Nineteen Hundred Corporation.
1947: Company introduces the first automatic, spinner-type washer under Sears' Kenmore brand.
1948: Sale of Whirlpool brand washers begins.
1950: Company adds automatic dryers to its product line and changes its name to Whirlpool Corporation.
1955: Whirlpool gains line of refrigerators via merger with Seeger Refrigerator Company and changes its name to Whirlpool-Seeger Corporation; company acquires air conditioner and cooking range lines of Radio Corporation of America (RCA), which are marketed under the RCA-Whirlpool name until the mid-1960s.
1957: Company changes its name back to Whirlpool Corporation.
1958: In its first move outside the United States, Whirlpool buys a stake in Brasmotor S.A., a major Brazilian appliance maker.
1969: Whirlpool takes a 33 percent stake in John Inglis Co. Ltd., entering the Canadian home appliance market.
1986: Company acquires the KitchenAid division of Hobart Corporation.
1989: Whirlpool secures the rights to the Roper brand name; it joins with the Dutch company N.V. Philips to establish Whirlpool Europe B.V., a joint venture through which Whirlpool will market a full line of major home appliances in Europe.
1991: Whirlpool buys out its European partner, taking full control of Whirlpool Europe.
1997: Company launches a global restructuring involving the elimination of 4,700 jobs, the closure of plants and other facilities, and a charge of $350 million.
2000: Another major restructuring is launched that includes more than 7,000 job cuts and $373 million in charges over the following two years.
Bob
History of Whirlpool Corporation – FundingUniverse
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