Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,701 pages of information and 247,103 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Maytag Corporation
1893 Formation of Maytag Washing Machine Co, in Newton, Iowa, USA[1]
1914 Maytag developed a washing machine driven by a gasoline engine for users in rural areas without electricity[2]
1927 Maytag Gyrofoam washing machine imported into UK by Hotpoint - see picture
c.1989 Acquired Chicago Pacific which included Hoover
2006 Acquired by Whirlpool Corporation
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