Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne , Indiana .
Frigidaire was developed the first self - contained refrigerator ( invented by Nathaniel B. Wales and Alfred Mellowes ) in 1916 .
Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne , Indiana , and developed the first self - contained refrigerator ( invented by Nathaniel B. Wales and Alfred Mellowes ) in 1916 .