STATE® Water Heaters
The date of production/manufacture or age of STATE® Water Heater(s) can be determined from the serial number.
From humble beginnings as a maker of coal and wood-burning stoves in a Nashville, TN garage, to the largest producer of water heaters in the world, State® is a widely recognized manufacturer of a variety of brand water heaters.
State® was acquired by A.O. Smith® in 2001
Serial number styles/formats found are:
Style 1: 1210A002243 or S1318 F000046
Style 2: H765662231 or M07A009387
Style 3: AF04A093001
Style 4: 1735107397129
See Also: A.O. Smith
Style 1: 1210A002243 or S1318 F000046
Style 2: H765662231 or M07 A009387
Style 3: AF04A093001
Style 4: 1735107397129
State® History:
- 1946 - Founded by Herbert Lindahl as a small entrepreneurial company making coal and wood burning stoves out of a garage in Nashville, TN
- 1948 - Began making electric water heaters
- 1954 - Began making gas-fired water heaters
- 1957 - Began making porcelainized glass-lined tanks (basic design feature still in use today)
- 1979 - First to use foam insulation to line the space between the tank and outer jacket of the water heater
- 1996 - Becomes world's largest producer of water heaters with an average production of 10,000 units per day
- 2001 - Acquired by A.O. Smith®
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