Tappan is a brand of appliances, named after company founder W. J. Tappan.

  • 1955 the first compact (24") microwave oven However, due to the existence of another Eclipse Stove Company that was not affiliated with Tappan's company, the company was renamed the Tappan Stove Company in the 1920s.

In 1978, Carl Icahn in his first takeover attempt took a controlling stake in Tappan and forced the sale of the company to Electrolux

In 1979, European-based AB Electrolux (which had purchased Eureka five years prior) purchased the Tappan Stove Company. Seven years later, AB Electrolux purchased White Consolidated Industries, which manufactured Frigidaire, White-Westinghouse, Gibson Appliance, and Kelvinator products, and combined its Tappan holdings with these new products to create the WCI Major Appliances Group. In 1991, the WCI Major Appliances Group simply became known as the Frigidaire Company, based in Dublin Ohio.

In 1997, the North American division of Electrolux was reorganized as Electrolux Home Products of North America, consolidating American Yard Products, Frigidaire, and Poulan/Weedeater.

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File:Taylor Rolling Kitchen, 1st Division Property, Camp du Bois de Brecourt, Meuse, France, 1918 (30624091385).jpg|Taylor Rolling Kitchen in France, 1918, which was manufactured by Eclipse Stove Company

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References

  • Tappan History home page on Internet Archive