Appliance History

Below you will find historical information about some of the appliances found in your home.

• Clothes Washer History Before the days of washing machines, people got dirt out of their clothes by pounding them on rocks and washing the dirt away in streams.  more...

• The Story of the Refrigerator Snow and ice, cool streams, springs, caves and cellars were long ago used to refrigerate food. Meat and fish were preserved in warm weather by salting or smoking. Click above to read more.    more...

• Appliance Milestones Did you know that gas ranges were first developed in the mid-1850s?  Or, that by the year 1859, over 100 American families owned a gas range?   The first electric refrigerator was introduced in 1914.   For more appliance milestones like these, click the link above.  more...