Frigidaire is a major US appliance company owned by Electrolux.
Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, which developed the first self-contained refrigerator (invented by Alfred Mellowes ) in 1916. From 1919 to 1979 it was owned by General Motors. During that period it was first a subsidiary of Delco-Light , and was later an independent division, based in Dayton, Ohio. In 1979 it was acquired by White Consolidated Industries which also owned Westinghouse appliances. Since 1986 it has been a unit of Electrolux.
The company claims firsts including:
Brands now operated by Frigidaire include White-Westinghouse, Tappan and Gibson.
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