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LOOKING BACK AT CHRISTMAS IN 1959

Hoover 1959 | Christmas ad, Vintage ads, Old ads


The Hoover Company is a home appliance company founded in
Ohio in 1915. It also established a major base in the United
Kingdom
, where it dominated the electric vacuum cleaner
industry during most of the 20th century. The company has
headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.

William H. Hoover - Ohio History Central
William Henry Hoover, founder of Hoover.

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THEY STAYED COOL AND COMFORTABLE IN 1953

1953 Crosley Air Conditioner Vintage Ad "cools the air"

Meet the amazing Miss Nichols, world-record aviator in a Crosley - History Mystery Man ...
Powel Crosley Jr.
(September 18, 1886 – March 28, 1961)

Crosley made his fortune in the automotive
parts and accessories business, before
diversifying into manufacturing other
consumer products and Crosley cars in
the 1920s and 1930s.

In 1925 his company became the largest
manufacturer of radios in the world.

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GAS MADE THE DIFFERENCE WITH TAPPAN

Image 1 - 1966 Tappan 400 Gas Range Vintage PRINT AD Household Appliance Kitchen Decor
1966 Tappan 400 Gas Range Vintage.

In 1881, Tappan appliances was founded by W.J. Tappan as the
Ohio Valley Foundry Company in
Bellaire, Ohio, initially selling
cast-iron stoves door-to-door.  

In 1889, the company relocated to Mansfield, Ohio, and was
renamed the Eclipse Stove Company, before then being 
the Tappan Stove Company

Tappan gas range (1948 advertisement)

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SWINGING WITH WESTINGHOUSE IN 1948


The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was a manufacturing
company founded in 1886 by
George Westinghouse. it was
originally named Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing
Company, and renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation
in 1945. The company acquired the CBS television network
in 1995, and was renamed into the first incarnation of CBS
Corporation before being acquired by Viacom in 1999, and
completed in April 26, 2000.

Westinghouse Design Mark

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THE GE ALL-ELECTRIC WASHER FOR 1947!

1947 GE Washer #002239

gewasher

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