How old is my Westinghouse?

1. Find the rating label. Where to look on each kind of appliance.
2. Take a photo of the whole label, or note the model and serial numbers.
3. Use the lookup below. It is free, and no account is needed. A date is shown only when the available evidence supports it.

Westinghouse is a long-established American name that appeared on a full line of home appliances until the company left that business in the mid-1970s. After that, appliances were sold as White-Westinghouse by White Consolidated Industries and later Electrolux, and the Westinghouse name is now licensed to other companies for various products.

Varies: Westinghouse until 1975, then White Consolidated Industries and Electrolux for White-Westinghouse; newer Westinghouse-branded goods are made by licensees

Owned by

Westinghouse Electric Corporation owns the trademark (since 2021) and licenses it; the White-Westinghouse appliance name passed to Electrolux in 1986

Headquarters

Pittsburgh area, Pennsylvania, United States (trademark owner); Stockholm, Sweden (Electrolux)

Founded

1886

Product lines

White-Westinghouse

Sister brands: Frigidaire, Electrolux, Gibson, Tappan, Kelvinator.

• 1886: George Westinghouse founded Westinghouse Electric in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• 1917: Westinghouse bought the Copeman Electric Stove Company and moved its production to Mansfield, Ohio.
• 1975: White Consolidated Industries bought the Westinghouse appliance division and created the White-Westinghouse brand.
• 1986: Electrolux bought White Consolidated Industries, including White-Westinghouse.
• 1998: Then-owner CBS set up Westinghouse Licensing Corporation to license the brand.
• 2021: Westinghouse Electric Corporation acquired the Westinghouse trademarks.

Every Westinghouse check is compared with Health Canada, U.S. CPSC and U.S. NHTSA recall notices.