Tappan 1075222 224079930 2008-07-07T05:47:06Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other :''for other uses of Tappan, see [[Tappan (disambiguation)]]'' '''Tappan''' is a brand of [[stove]]s owned by [[Electrolux]]. Tappan appliances was founded by [[W.J. Tappan]] as the '''Ohio Valley Foundry Company''' in [[Bellaire, Ohio]] in 1881 selling [[cast-iron stove]]s door-to-door. The company relocated to [[Mansfield, Ohio]] in 1889 and was renamed the '''Eclipse Stove Company''' before being renamed the '''Tappan Stove Company'''. Tappan claims several innovations, including: * 1920s all-[[porcelain]] range available in various colors * 1955 the first [[microwave oven]] model for home use. * 1960s [[electric ignition]] for gas ranges * 1965 single unit conventional range and microwave oven. Tappan, then a part of [[Frigidaire]], became a subsidiary of [[Electrolux]] in 1979. The North American division of Electrolux was reorganized in 1997 as Electrolux Home Products of North America, consolidating American Yard Products, Frigidaire, and Poulan/Weedeater. == External links == * [http://web.archive.org/web/20040204081420/http://www.weedeater.com/tappan_history.asp Tappan History home page on Internet Archive] [[Category:Electrolux brands]] [[Category:Companies based in Ohio]]