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Dexter Company

 Organization

Biography

The Dexter Company was founded in 1894 in Dexter, Iowa, by R.D. Hunt and L.V. Gaines. This washing machine manufacturing company moved to Fairfield, Iowa, in 1904. In 1936, it entered into partnership with the Ohio firm that manufactured the Nash-Kelvinator. Philco purchased the Dexter Company in 1954, at which time the company had just begun to manufacture clothes dryers as well as washing machines.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Dexter Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0344
Abstract

Washing machine manufacturing company in Fairfield, Iowa. Corporate records, financial reports, correspondence, patents, etc.

Dates: 1904-1954