Through innovation and marketing, that business became such a success that in 1924 one of every five washing machines sold in the United States was a Maytag. The name Maytag wasn't just on the factory ...

— Products are chosen independently by our editors. Purchases made through our links may earn us a commission. Whirlpool and Maytag are two of the most recognizable names in washing machines, but you ...

It’s ironic that the closing of the factory occurs 100 years after the development of Fred Maytag’s first washing machine in Newton. It was in 1907 that he made and marketed first wooden-tub washing ...