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Western Stove opened its factory in Culver City in 1922. By 1947 Western Stove employed 720 employees on 11 acres, a significant increase from its beginnings in two small buildings with just 20 employees. By 1947, it sold its appliances in eleven
Western states, expanding to Texas by opening an
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and converted it into a factory for gas ranges. The company then had facilities in both
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259:"Rheem Manufacturing Company Historical Time Line"
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