Gibson Appliance

Gibson was founded by

ash. The company was purchased by Frank Gibson, a competing manufacturer of "ice refrigerators" in the early 1900s. It was the largest in its industry at the time. In 1931, the company began making electric refrigerators.^[1]

During the

Second World War, Gibson manufactured 1,078 Waco CG-4

troop and cargo assault gliders under license.

The company claims to have innovated the

conditioned air

.

In 1956,

White Consolidated Industries (WCI), which created the White-Westinghouse brand in 1975.^[3] WCI was purchased by Electrolux in 1986, which retained the Gibson brand.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Gibson" (in Greek). Tropaia Holdings. Archived from the original on 2001-04-24. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
^ "Gibson acquired by Hupp Corporation as of April 30, 1956". Brand, Appellate Case Law. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
^ "Hupp Corp.". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. 11 May 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
^ "A new president with new strategies". group.electrolux.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014.
^ Coldsolutions

[1] "Gibson" (in Greek). Tropaia Holdings. Archived from the original on 2001-04-24. Retrieved 2019-09-15.

[2] "Gibson acquired by Hupp Corporation as of April 30, 1956". Brand, Appellate Case Law. Retrieved 2010-08-31.

[3] "Hupp Corp.". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. 11 May 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2023.

[4] "A new president with new strategies". group.electrolux.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014.

[5] Coldsolutions

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