Westinghouse Review to further Bore you this Winter Day......At the end of my review you will know why this company holds a place in my heart. Besides my family owning many appliances over the years. The original company was the Westinghouse Electric Corporation formed 1886 by George Westinghouse. Westinghouse entered the major appliance industry by acquiring the Copeman Electric Stove Company in 1917. Copeman had begun manufacturing its first electric ranges in 1914. The company claims to have made important innovations: * 1930s refrigerators with sealed refrigeration units * 1930s room air conditioners * 1930s portable dishwashers * 1939 automatic washing machine that was not bolted to the floor. * 1950s auto-defrost refrigerators. They manufactured both large and small appliances for many years. Today appliances bearing the White-Westinghouse name are still made by Electrolux. White-Westinghouse is an American home appliance brand. It was created in 1975 when White Consolidated Industries bought the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's major appliance business. White Consolidated Industries was in turn acquired by Electrolux in 1986. Side Note: My Family lived a short walk from the Electrolux Factory in Greenwich. We were very sad when it closed in 1985. Electrolux executives say foreign competition and the need to automate forced them to close the ''mother factory,'' where the company got its start. I agree with Michael that the products never die. I'm recommending. read more

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Westinghouse is a true business enigma. At its height in the late 19th and 20th centuries, founder George Westinghouse and his successors were hanging out with the likes of Nikolai Tesla and Thomas Edison perfecting lighting and power generation, yielding a product portfolio that included nuclear reactors, elevators, home stereos, short wave radios, modular housing and the lowly toaster among many others. The Westinghouse brand was as solid as any catering to industry and the consumer. It's longstanding trope... "You Can Be Sure if It's Westinghouse" was both a slogan and an ironclad promise. Then as will sometimes happen, new management brings new ideas which meant focusing on their industrial businesses while farming out their logo in the consumer space to anonymous makers of cut-rate appliances and televisions with quality and reliability the first casualties - not fully understanding that these lousy, outsourced products would drag their name through the mud. Oh they're still around generating nuclear power around the world but their days as a household name are long gone -- unless you're a fan of informercials (as I am.) Who would have thought that the wonky nebbish Tesla would now be the invincible power brand. Three easy stars for a 50 y/o, 20 watt stereo receiver/8-track player (with a ridiculous "loudness" button) that still works and two bonus stars for longevity. My parents pumped a ton of Perry, Frank and Dean through this baby. read more

Westinghouse Electric Corporation - 20 Watts of Westinghouse power. What did we know? - Johnstown, Pennsylvania