Private company

White Sewing Machine Company

American manufacturer of sewing machines

The White Sewing Machine Company was a sewing machine company founded by Thomas H. White in 1866 and based in Cleveland, Ohio. It produced the White Sewing Machine and White Rotary machine, along with supplying private label sewing machines to Sears Roebuck and Co between the 1920s and 1950s.2 It is part of Electrolux.1 It ceased to exist in 1986.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1858Founded1
  • HeadquartersCleveland1
  • Founded inTempleton1

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White Sewing Machine Co. (3093641746)
Photo: Miami U. Libraries - Digital Collections, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The White Sewing Machine Company was a sewing machine company founded by Thomas H. White in 1866 and based in Cleveland, Ohio. It produced the White Sewing Machine and White Rotary machine, along with supplying private label sewing machines to Sears Roebuck and Co between the 1920s and 1950s.2

Corporate structure

White Sewing Machine Company is part of a group headed by Electrolux. 49 entities, 13 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Electrolux Stockholm, Sweden
    • Electrolux Italy 100% · Stockholm, Sweden
      • Triplex Subsidiary · Solaro, Italy
    • Electrolux (Belgium) Brussel, Belgium
    • Electrolux Plc Luton, United Kingdom
    • White Sewing Machine Company Cleveland
    • AEG Hausgeräte Subsidiary · 100% · Nuremberg
    • Castor Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
    • Electrolux (Australia) Subsidiary · Mascot, Australia
    • Electrolux (Germany) Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
    • Electrolux Motor AB Subsidiary
    • Eureka Subsidiary · Charlotte
    • Frigidaire Subsidiary · Charlotte
    • Kelvinator Subsidiary
    • Philco Subsidiary · Philadelphia
    • Simpson Subsidiary
    • Zoppas Subsidiary · Conegliano, Italy
    • Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Subsidiary · 99.9% · Stockholm, Sweden
    • Best Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Koln, Germany
    • Best Poland Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia Subsidiary · Zabrze, Poland
    • Best SPA Subsidiary · Ancona, Italy
    • Electrolux AG Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
    • Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
    • Electrolux Appliances S.p.A. Subsidiary · Porcia, Italy
    • Electrolux d.o.o Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
    • Electrolux Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Nurnberg, Germany
    • Electrolux do Brasil S/A Subsidiary · Curitiba, Brazil
    • and 22 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Thomas H. White in 1858, in Templeton.1

Leadership

Who has led White Sewing Machine Company, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • home appliance
  • sewing machine

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1986Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1858Founded Founded in Templeton1

Sources

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