Fedders is an American company that manufactures

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s and other air treatment products. Founded by Theodore Fedders in 1896, Fedders is headquartered in the

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section of Bernards Township in Somerset County,

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, United States. Fedders was founded in 1896 by Theodore Fedder as a producer of milk cans, bread pans and kerosene tanks. The company began manufacturing room air conditioners in 1946. Fedders purchased

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from

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in 1976. Fedders also purchased the

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room air conditioner and rotary compressor plant in Columbia,

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in 1987. Fedders Quigan Corp. an American company owns the Fedders trademark in the United States.

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