Tappan
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'''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]]