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The original 1911 Upton Machine Company
motor-driven, electric wringer washer.
1911
When Whirlpool Corporation co-founder and visionary
Lou Upton acquired the patent for a wringer washer
in 1911, his machinist-uncle Emory Upton equipped
the washer with an electric motor. Their efforts
resulted in an entirely new type of washing machine
and transformed a household chore that once took
all day into a task that could be completed in just
hours. This kind of collaborative innovation was an
early example of the creative process at Whirlpool
Corporation that has led to 100 years of making life
easier and better for our consumers.