General Electric Company Wiring devices, electrical supplies and appliances. G.E. leased the enormous Remington Arms munitions works on Bridgeport’s Boston Avenue in May, 1920, and began manufacturing wiring devices and fractional horsepower motors. The company was expanding rapidly. It soon established headquarters in Bridgeport where it served as the distribution and/or production center for both home-use and industrial electrical supplies of all kinds, including services for the electrical and utilities industry. By the mid-1930’s, the average number of employees had reached 6,000 per year. The company won government contracts during WWII and was one of the major Bridgeport manufacturers where women were employed in large numbers. As early as the 1930’s, employees were offered life insurance, a pension system, profit sharing, home building, and even a number of athletic and social groups. G.E.’s products have ranged from vacuum cleaners and washing machines to wiring systems, asbestos, and heat resisting wiring.