Everyone loves a good home town story. And Every Appliances is the quintessential story of a local family that made good. We can trace our early roots to… the back of a bicycle?! Yep, a bicycle. That’s because Every Appliances was the dream child of David E. Every Appliances a local high school teacher, who spent his summer months selling Wear Ever cookware off the back of a bicycle (think 100+ degrees). David teamed up with another local teacher, Errol P. Janes to create “a new type of store – one that would cater exclusively to providing an easier way of living for the women of Kern County”, and on September 19, 1919, Home Appliance Store was opened to the public. The store boasted a rather impressive selection of “modern” appliances, including a washing machine, a freezer, a gas range, an automatic dishwasher, and an assortment of small appliances.