Ralph E. Kruck (1906-1994) joined Westinghouse as an industrial designer in 1931. A graduate of Carnegie Institute of Technology, which had one of the first Industrial Design programs, Kruck worked on designs for domestic appliances such as refrigerators and fans. In 1943, after working in the Westinghouse Engineering Department in Springfield, Massachusetts, Kruck was appointed manager of Westinghouse Electric Appliance Division product design department in Mansfield, Ohio. In this position, he continued to design household products such as electric stoves and laundry machines. Over his career, Kruck patented designs for kitchen stoves, aerosol spray dispensers, a lipstick applicator, and space heaters.
From the description of Ralph E. Kruck drawings 1927-1935 [technicl drawings] (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 664271660
