Description
The Maytag Washing Machine Company was founded in 1893 by businessman Frederick Maytag in Iowa. In 1925, the Maytag Washing Machine Company became Maytag, Inc. During the 1950s, the ‘white goods,’ or laundry and kitchen appliance industry, grew rapidly. Maytag expanded into numerous avenues of domestic kitchen and commercial appliances.
The Maytag Corporation is now an American home and commercial appliance brand owned by Whirlpool Corporation after the April 2006 acquisition of Maytag.