"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote
>>>
>>> Kenmore is Whirlpool, Kitchen Aid is Whirlpool too. Was there a
>>> dishwasher with the Kitchen Aid name 40 years ago? My ~12 year old
>>> clothes dryer is a Kitchen Aid, but it's made by Whirlpool.
>>
>> 40 or so years ago it was still part of Hobart. I'm not sure if they
>> went from Hobart to Whirlpool or if there was another step between. Some
>> Kenmore is Frigidaire; mostly the lower end stuff
>
> Really? I think I recall that they had appliances made by more than one
> company, and that there was a code the one could use to determine which
> company it was.
>
> --
> Jean B.

They use those two the most, but others get in on the fun too
http://www.applianceaid.com/searscodes.html