The world's first refrigerator was born in 1918 and was designed and built by American engineer E. J. Cumberland of the Carl Wernert Company.
Another theory is that in 1834, American engineer Jacob? Perkins invented the world's first compression refrigeration unit, which is the prototype of the modern compression refrigeration system. In the same year, Perkins received the first patent issued by the United Kingdom for a freezer.
In 1913, the United States, Chicago developed the world's first domestic refrigerator. This is called "Dummel" brand refrigerator shell is made of wood, inside the installation of compression refrigeration system, but the use of the effect is not ideal.
In 1956, the first domestic refrigerator was successfully developed at the Beijing Snowflake Refrigerator Factory.
On the other hand, in 1954, the first refrigerator in mainland China was produced by Shenyang Medical Instrument Factory, which was an open 200-liter single-door refrigerator.
The first refrigerator in mainland China was produced by Shenyang Medical Equipment Factory in 1954.