Shopping for a washing machine can be as time-consuming as laundry day. Wading through different brands, washer types, models and features can leave you feeling like a wayward sock—completely lost.

The over-the-range microwave brand more likely than most others to develop problems was Electrolux ... Mary H.J. Farrell reported on all manner of vacuums and cookware, as well as microwaves ...

The domestic Electrolux cleaner was used at the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria during the 1950s and 1960s.