
The brand was so well known in the refrigeration field in the early-to-mid-1900s, that many Americans called any refrigerator a Frigidaire regardless of brand.

Durant, a founder of General Motors, personally invested in the company and in 1919, it adopted the name Frigidaire.

American subsidiary of Electrolux Frigidaire Appliance Companyġ918 105 years ago ( 1918) (as Guardian Frigerator Company)Ĭlothes washers and dryers, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, ranges, room air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and microwave ovensįrigidaire Appliance Company is the American consumer and commercial home appliances brand subsidiary of multinational company Electrolux.įrigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and developed the first self-contained refrigerator, invented by Nathaniel B.
