Hoover US
Found in 1908 in Ohio by William Henry Hoover, his namesake company Hoover has been a trusted name in vacuum cleaners for years. However, in 2006, the company was sold to Chinese company Techtronic Industries for $107 million. There is still a headquarters in North Carolina, but the parent company is run in Hong Kong.
Hoover US
Frigidaire
Frigidaire, originally called the Guardian Frigerator Company, was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1918. Soon, William C. Durant, General Motor’s founder, made an investment to stabalize the company, which later became Frigidaire. In 1979, it was owned by White Sewing Machine Company and later was sold to Swedish company Electrolux in 1986.
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Frigidaire
