Tappan
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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:
Bellaire, Ohio
Bellaire is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,278 at the 2010 census. The village is located along the Ohio River...
in 1881 selling cast-iron stove
Stove
A stove is an enclosed heated space. The term is commonly taken to mean an enclosed space in which fuel is burned to provide heating, either to heat the space in which the stove is situated or to heat the stove itself, and items placed on it...
s door-to-door. The company relocated to Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Richland County. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau, approximately southwest of Cleveland and northeast of Columbus....
in 1889 and was renamed the Eclipse Stove Company before being renamed the Tappan Stove Company.
Tappan claims several innovations, including:
- 1920s all-porcelainPorcelainPorcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
range available in various colors - 1955 the first microwave ovenMicrowave ovenA microwave oven is a kitchen appliance that heats food by dielectric heating, using microwave radiation to heat polarized molecules within the food...
model for home use. - 1960s electric ignition for gas ranges
- 1965 single unit conventional range and microwave oven.