August 2022
Kenmore v. Whirlpool
Beginning in 1947, Nineteen Hundred Corp. sold the automatic washer through Sears under the Kenmore® brand name. To make the most of this opportunity to reach new consumers, Nineteen Hundred […]
Beginning in 1947, Nineteen Hundred Corp. sold the automatic washer through Sears under the Kenmore® brand name. To make the most of this opportunity to reach new consumers, Nineteen Hundred […]
As the outbreak of World War II brought consumer manufacturing to a halt, Nineteen Hundred Corp. focused its attention on two endeavors: manufacturing gun mounts and airplane wings to support […]
The Depression hit Whirlpool Corp.’s industry hard: only around 30 percent of all washing machine manufacturers survived the economic downturn. Demand plummeted, forcing Nineteen Hundred Corp.’s manufacturing to operate at […]
To keep the business afloat during World War I, Upton Machine Co. purchased American Tool Company, a manufacturer of toy popguns, cork guns and air rifles, and the Stopple Kook […]
By the mid-1920s, Upton Machine Co. needed to expand east to support its partnership with Sears. In 1929, the company merged with the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company from Binghamton, New […]
Before television, how did consumers see products in action? Mainly through demonstrations and showrooms such as this Upton portable display room. By 1916, potential consumers could find Upton washers in […]
Upton Machine Co. snagged a critical first customer—the Federal Electric division of Commonwealth Edison—but the company wasn’t on the road to success quite yet. Every washing machine in Federal Electric’s […]