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Old 12-17-2021, 05:43 PM
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The first fridge that looks anything like what we have today weighted over 800 pounds!

Maytag got into trouble and was owing what would today be over 14 million dollars. (He had hand-crank washing machines and gas powered ones and there was a lot of competition.) His top engineer realized you could to a washing machine what a motor did for boats. (IE, work under the water.)
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