electrolux refrigerator from 1957

[villematias1]

 

[cfz2882]

I knew that was going to be an ammonia absorbsion type as soon as i seen the title Very common in camping and travel trailers since the late '50s to at least the '90s I have a 1982 one from a wrecked trailer in storage. very cool. Looks like that one is electric only ? .

 

[villematias1]

Ollut alkuperäisen omistajan suvun hallussa uudesta asti, periytyen kerrostalosta 57 vuotta.

 

[gizmo]

Ollut alkuperäisen omistajan suvun hallussa uudesta asti, periytyen kerrostalosta 57 vuotta.

Google translated from Finnish:

Has been in the possession of the original owner's family since new, inherited from the apartment building for 57 years.

 

[gizmo]

Those absorption fridges are astonishingly inefficient. That little thing will use way more power than a big two door side by side regular fridge.

 

[cfz2882]

I have heard those are inefficient and also they can get plugged with ammonia crystals or something-at least in camping trailer installations.Decades ago,mostly around 1975-82, in the US,some big commercial AC units used natural gas fired absorption chiller