By the 1930s, all Sears sewing machines were Whites rebadged as Kenmore, Franklin, Minnesota, and other house brands.

[1][note 1][2] In 1900, Thomas White's son, Rollin, developed a steam engine, using a corner of one of his father's factories to start building automobiles.

White moved heavily into appliances, tools and machinery, acquiring appliance brands such as Kelvinator (from American Motors), Gibson, Philco (from Ford Motor Company/GTE) and Franklin (a private label supplier, from Studebaker-Worthington).

WCI purchased Westinghouse's major appliance business in 1975, which resulted in creation of the White-Westinghouse brand name.

The White line of sewing machines was consolidated into the lower end Husqvarna Viking brand after this spinoff.