WHO MAKES ALL THE APPLIANCES, HARDWARE AND TOOLS?
compiled by Rex Frankel, 1/19/2009
THE BIG 3 APPLIANCE MAKERS:
In recent years,
GE:
Hotpoint (acquired 1918) http://new.idsa.org/webmodules/articles/anmviewer.asp?a=309&z=62
RCA—bought 1985 (but sold GE and RCA TV manufacturing division in 1987 to Thomson of France. Thomson in 2004 transferred all TV production to joint venture with TCL of China)
Monogram
Roper bought 1988
WHIRLPOOL:
Bought During the Bush Years: Maytag and numerous brands
Kitchenaid-bought in 1986 from Hobart Corp.
Estate-bought from RCA in 1955
Glenwood ???
Heritage ??
In the Maytag purchase in 2005, brands added to Whirlpool included:
Jetclean dishwashers
Jenn-Aire-bought 1982
Admiral-bought 1986
Magic Chef-bought 1986
Norge-bought 1986
Toastmaster-bought 1986 (sold 1987, now owned by Salton inc.)
Gaffers & Sattler-bought 1969 by Magic Chef http://www.johnmills.net/work/history.html
Gemini ranges
Amana and Radarange (sold by Raytheon in 1997 to Goodman, they sold it to Maytag in 2001)
Modern Maid, sold to Raytheon in 1979, then to Maytag,
http://www.rekitchen.com/stoves/brands/modern-maid.html
Caloric-sold to Amana in 1967- http://www.rekitchen.com/stoves/brands/caloric.html
Hardwick bought 1981- http://www.maytagclub.com/page-2j.htm
Dixie-Narco vending machines-bought 1986 (sold in 2006 to Crane co.(a division of American Standard Brands)
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Maytag-Corporation-Company-History.html
ELECTROLUX:
--1986-buys White-Westinghouse, getting
Frigidaire (brand was owned by General Motors from 1919 to 1980)
Gibson (bought 1979) http://www.rekitchen.com/stoves/brands/gibson.html
Kelvinator (sold by AMC in 1968)
Tappan
--in 1986 buys Poulan/Weedeater, yard tools; In 2006-spun off Husqvarna lawn and garden products, including Poulan and Weedeater
--in 2000, buys back rights to use Electrolux name in USA, had sold it in 1968 to Consolidated Foods, later known as Sara Lee, which sold it to management in 1987.
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SMALLER APPLIANCES, HARDWARE, TOOLS:
TECHTRONIC
NEWELL RUBBERMAID:
TOOLS:
Bernzomatic torches
Vise-grip
Lenox saw blades
OFFICE PRODUCTS: Sanford, Sharpie pens, Eberhard Faber, uni-ball, Berol, rotring, Parker pens, Papermate, Waterman, Liquid Paper, Rolodex, Eldon, Dymo, Expo, Grumbacher
COOKWARE/HOUSEHOLD: Mirror, Wearever, Airbake, Calphalon, Anchor Hocking, Pyrex (not in
Goody hair products
Levolor
Louverdrape
MeadWestvaco, which was sold to Cerberus Capital in 2005:
Bought Stuart Hall stationery products in 2001, from Pen-Tab Holdings. Pen-tab had bought it in 1998 from Newell Corp.
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2001/03/19/daily20.html; Brands: Mead, Day Runner, Trapper Keeper,
BLACK & DECKER:
EMHART BOUGHT 1989, they owned: Kwikset locks, Price Pfister faucets, Molly wall anchors, POP rivets, True Temper golf clubs
DeWalt tools
Porter cable-bought 2004 from Pentair
NACCO INDUSTRIES:
SALTON INC., BOUGHT APPLICA IN 2007:
Black & Decker small appliances
Spacemaker appliances
Toastmaster
Farberware
George Foreman grills
Infrawave
Stiffel lighting
JARDEN CORP.
Sunbeam
Oster, Osterizer
Grillmaster
Mr. Coffee
Borg scales
Oskar
Diamond matches
Crock-Pot
Bionaire
Kerr and Ball canning supplies
Coleman camping gear
Campingaz
4/2007 buys Pure Fishing
4/2007—buys K2 inc. for $765 mil., maker of skis, Shakespeare and Penn fishing tackle and Rawlings baseball equipment
Bostitch staplers, nail guns
Mac tools
Proto tools
MASCO:
Delta and Peerless faucets, Hansgrohe, Brasscraft
Mills Pride cabinets
Behr paints
Milgard windows
COOPER INDUSTRIES:
Crescent wrenches
Plumb axes and hammers
Wiss snips
Buss fuses
McGraw Edison
Xcelite
INGERSOLL
Schlage locks
Kryptonite locks
-Thermo-King refrigerated trucks—bought in 1997 from Westinghouse-CBS
-12/2007 buys Trane air conditioning for $10 billion
AMERICAN STANDARD BRANDS:
Trane air conditioners-spun off in 2007
American Standard and Eljer toilets
Crane plumbing
EMERSON ELECTRIC:
In-Sink-erator
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