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Post# 72128   7/2/2005 at 23:04 (6,843 days old) by Westingcan ()        

Is there anyway we can convince EHP - Electrolux to bring back the Westinghouse name versus White-Westinghouse. They've got it in Australia. Why not in North America? It's about time that "You can be sure...if it's Westinghouse" comes back to us. It's an American and Canadian icon!




Post# 72135 , Reply# 1   7/3/2005 at 00:09 (6,843 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
Westinghouse

I suspect that Electrolux doesn't own the rights to the name "Westinghouse" by itself. Remember, Westinghouse Corporation continued on after they sold the appliance division.

Post# 72137 , Reply# 2   7/3/2005 at 00:45 (6,843 days old) by Whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        
Westinghouse ...

Somebody is marketing Westinghouse branded items. I know Target carries Westinghouse Coffee Pots and Toaster Ovens. I bought one of the coffee pots and it was definitely BOL, but then again I didn't pay more than $25.00 for it.
Does anyone know when the last Westinghouse washer was made before the WCI take over?


Post# 72139 , Reply# 3   7/3/2005 at 01:58 (6,843 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN)        

There are some Westinghouse TVs going around too. Very cheap quality at that.

Post# 72140 , Reply# 4   7/3/2005 at 02:02 (6,843 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
Westinghouse brand

Yes, I have a Westinghouse citrus juicer bought from K-Mart. Westinghouse bought CBS, then changed the corporate name to CBS. Now Viacom has purchased CBS, so that's what makes me think that Viacom still has the rights to the Westinghouse name and is licensing it.

Post# 72143 , Reply# 5   7/3/2005 at 05:28 (6,843 days old) by pulsatron ()        
more on westinghouse

I have just been reading these posts on westinghouse and thought you might possibly be interested in the new Westinghouse Sensor T.L. just about to be released here in Oz.
it apparently has a built-in stain removal guide in the control panel which can advise what treatment is needed to treat various stains, if you go www.westinghouse.com.au...., and click on the new washer, you can play with the interactive panel installed on the website and programme it in.
This discussion on W.H., bought back memories of my Mum's T.L.
Westinghouse Laundromat with it's unique ''double wash action''
and spiral ramp agitator which swirled the clothes deep into the sudsy water.
It sure is a pity Email(Which was the name of the company who made W.H. here in Oz sold it out to Electrolux as in it's day
W.H. was one of our premium brands down here.
I hope everyone who went really enjoyed the convention it sounded like a real blast, oh well perhaps one day.


Post# 72155 , Reply# 6   7/3/2005 at 08:54 (6,843 days old) by Westingcan ()        

Yes it's interesting that the Hudson's Bay Stores through their Zellers affiliates are selling Westinghouse small appliances made by Salton.

Guess I'm just being nostalgic - Westinghouse was a huge name in Canada. White-Westinghouse on the other hand has not done the name proud in my opinion.


Post# 72157 , Reply# 7   7/3/2005 at 09:35 (6,843 days old) by Whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        
Westinghouse = Salton

Ah Ha!
The quality of my Westinghouse Coffee maker is the same as most Salton items. They work, but don't expect premium service out of them. Parts are usually very cheap and flimsy.
Personally, I think that the name Westinghouse has been applied to many different "divisions" of companies. I think their "heyday" here in the US was the 50's & early 60's. They made Elevators, Laundry Equipment, Small Home Electrics, Radio Station Transmitters, and who knows what else. At one time they certainly were a powerhouse of a company.
Unfortunately, I think the name has "lost its value" from the "You Can Be Sure If It's Westinghouse!" days.


Post# 72176 , Reply# 8   7/3/2005 at 19:17 (6,842 days old) by dalangdon (Seattle, WA)        
Westinghouse Elevators

Seattle's Bon Marche Department Store (now saddled with the Macy's name, which, IMO, is nowhere near as classy) had Westinghouse elevators in the downtown store. They've been radically overhauled in the last couple of years, but I think they still say "westinghouse" on the floor of the cars.

The old Seattle City Hall has Westinghouse elevators as well, but that was demolished a few years back.


Post# 72213 , Reply# 9   7/4/2005 at 00:40 (6,842 days old) by agiflow ()        
Westinghouse ...

I believe WCI sucked up Westinghouse in around 75.

Post# 72275 , Reply# 10   7/4/2005 at 17:52 (6,841 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)        

Westinghouse made escalators as well part of their elevator equipment division.One of the buildings I worked in (place was built in 1939)had westy escalators-this year-2005 the frames for them are cracked and were condemmed by the agency safety officers.They feared the escalator could collapse without warning.they are taking bids to replace them-rode them many times.I know of a radio station that had a 50Kw Westinghouse AM transmitter-and saw a Westinghouse FM tranmsitter in a station in Wash DC(early 70's when I saw it)Was surving Aux duty.Some "Westy" Tx's are still out there-and the numerous Westinghouse motors and transformers.

Post# 72292 , Reply# 11   7/4/2005 at 20:27 (6,841 days old) by kenmore1978 ()        
Westinghouse

In it's heyday, Westinghouse and GE duked it out in virtually EVERY product line. If GE made a product, then Westinghouse made an equivalent, from electric locomotives to toasters. Their rivalry goes back to the beginnings of the electric industry.

Post# 72322 , Reply# 12   7/5/2005 at 03:33 (6,841 days old) by Whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

Westinghouse also had a Radio Network. WIND (540AM) was and may still be a part of the Westinghouse Radio Network.

Post# 72344 , Reply# 13   7/5/2005 at 11:09 (6,841 days old) by PeteK (Ontari ari ari O )        

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Here's an excerpt from an article on the Cdn appliance industry history and what happened to Westinghouse in Canada as opposed to the US.



Electrical Appliances Industry from TCE Standard


History in Canada


To many Canadians in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, the purchase of a major appliance such as a washing machine was a major expenditure. There were some Canadian appliance manufacturers, eg, Beatty headquartered in Fergus, Ontario, and these had a reputation built on the reliability and service facilities relative to washing machines. The modern major appliance industry, however, has its roots in the American consumer-products boom of the 1950s.

By that time most major appliance products originated in the US and initially reached Canada as imports. Brands such as Kelvinator, Frigidaire, Philco, General Electric (GE) and Westinghouse became household words in Canada. Because of high Canadian import tariffs, most US manufacturers found it more economical to produce major appliances in Canada once the Canadian sales volume had climbed to permit reasonable economies of scale. The result was an industry dominated by high levels of foreign ownership, although the tariffs permitted a number of Canadian entrepreneurs to operate profitably as small regional manufacturers.

Among the most successful Canadian entrepreneurs were W.C. Wood and Ralph Barford, both of whom developed major appliance companies that have survived the ups and downs of the industry and the recession of the early 1980s. Wood survived by specializing in a single product (freezers) and exporting to the US.

By 1984 Wood was the largest and most modern freezer manufacturer in Canada. Mainly by acquiring existing small businesses (eg, McClary, Easy, Moffat), Barford put together the only Canadian-owned, full-line appliance company (GSW Inc). The Moffat acquisition, probably Barford's largest, brought GSW into the big 6 full-line appliance makers. The other 5, all foreign controlled, were Admiral, GE, Inglis, White and Westinghouse.

As early as the mid-1970s, the federal government had begun to urge the industry to consolidate to achieve greater economies of scale and become more competitive. An opportunity for consolidation arose in 1975 when White agreed to purchase the major appliance division of Westinghouse in the US. The Canadian assets were contingently part of the agreement; however, Canada's FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW AGENCY intervened to block the sale in Canada. If it had gone through, White-Westinghouse would have had the scale potential to put pressure on the other 4 full-line competitors, particularly GSW.

Barford, in an attempt to protect GSW's position, negotiated a merger with Canadian General Electric (CGE), each firm contributing its major appliance activities to a joint venture called Camco. Camco then proceeded to purchase the Canadian major appliance division of Westinghouse, and because GSW held 50% of the voting shares of Camco, the purchase was exempted from FIRA procedures. By 1976 there were only 4 full-line competitors: Admiral, Camco, Inglis and White. The number was reduced to 3 in 1982 when Inglis, with some government assistance, bought out ailing Admiral.






Post# 72808 , Reply# 14   7/8/2005 at 14:48 (6,838 days old) by Laundry_guy (Shelby, NC)        
Westinghouse coin op fronts

I would love to have one of the old blue Westinghouse frontloaders that used to be in laundromats. Does anybody have a model number or any information on these machines?

Post# 72817 , Reply# 15   7/8/2005 at 15:51 (6,838 days old) by Pulsator (Saint Joseph, MI)        

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Did anyone who played with the interactive control panel notice that every time you turn on the machine, the screen displays "You can be sure... if it's Westinghouse."?

Post# 72832 , Reply# 16   7/8/2005 at 16:47 (6,837 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Direct-drive and fabric sensing. Like F&P's Intuitive Eco. Wish they had a demo of the washing action!


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