Gibson has been a pioneer in the refrigeration industry. Some of their innovations are a frost-proof feature, built-in ice and water dispenser on the refrigerator door and adjustable or removable shelving units. A brand synonymous with durability, quality and long-lasting performance. The above illustration is from 1949.
Founded in 1877 in Belding, Michigan by Joshua Hall, the Belding-Hall Company sold wood chests made by skilled Danish craftsmen to house blocks of ice as "ice-boxes." The company was purchased by Frank Gibson, a competing manufacturer of "ice refrigerators" at the turn of the Twentieth Century, and it became the largest in the industry. By 1931 the company began making electric refrigerators and eventually moving its headquarters to Greenville, Michigan. In 1956, Hupp Corporation acquired Gibson. In 1967 Hupp merged with White Consolidated Industries. Gibson is now owned by Electrolux Group and marketed today under the familiar Frigidaire brand.
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