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@john, didn’t some early models have issues with the defrost timer failing/malfunctioning and leaving the defrost heating elements on continuously? Just a thought here. 24/7 compressor runtime can’t be normal unless you’re living in the tropics. @Anne, have you checked the internal...

My Frigidaire is from 1959 also (the D-13–59 model, I think yours is the FI-122-59, the next better up model), and has a similar dial. The letters come first, and are the higher temp settings (i.e. runs less, warmer in the fridge) and then the numbers (3 is the coldest setting). If you have it...

Rinse aid?? I have this one little bottle that is unopened from YEARS ago… Yes, I have a small obsession with vintage detergent and soap bottles. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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I have a handle!! Last year I scored two Tappan handles just like that in an eBay auction. I used one of them on a cabinet, but the other one you are welcome to have if you'd like it. The only difference is that the bakelite inlay on yours is white, whereas mine is black. Also, I live in...

Knob/Shaft pics The knobs on the left and right are plastic push-on type with 1/8” diameter shafts, and look a lot like these from kenwashesmonday’s link: http://renovatedradios.com/product.php?product=385 The center clock knob is smaller than the other two, made of metal, and is screw-on type...

Tom: Thanks! Yes they’re Rubbermaid drawers from the early 80s. We found a bunch of them NOS. They were originally a beige color but I painted the fronts silver. We have two others installed (not pictured) from the 60s or 70s that have the avocado green/harvest gold/wood color coordinating...

Ooo! I just purchased one of these 6-outlet models on eBay today. Interesting to see a post about one the same day. This one is missing the knobs and the glass over the clock, so I’m in the same boat as you regarding knobs (but the price was right). We have two other ones, 4-outlet, one with...

Wow… that’s an interesting find!

Paging cadman / Cory! That’s a nice looking combo!

Just read the same thing in the evening edition of my local paper, and I’m not sure what to think about it. I used to live in a high rise apartment building in my city (built in the mid-1960s) where all of the apartments used gas cooktops and wall ovens. The apartments didn’t have any wiring...

Amazing! Excellent videos! Looking forward to the part 2 and seeing how the new gas works out. This might be a solution for my Coldspot chest freezer (still sitting, waiting for time). Thanks David!

Hey Dave! Definitely. I grabbed the manual for this off ‘Ephemera and it looks like the Hall’Mark’ was for the top of the line models that came with all the features. This one is just a 40” Hall’Craft’, which means it lacks the 4”6”8” burner selector switches on the two largest burners, the...

RPMS, your fingers in the wringer make me wonder…. Gizmo, we haven’t bought a new appliance in four years. I’ve mostly been focused on replacing the new ones I don’t trust with older ones that I can fix myself. We already have a beloved 1959 Frigidaire 30” (not a Flair) that matches our 1959...

Thanks John! Good to know! It definitely needs a good cleaning. The chrome is quite eye catching.

We’re visiting family for New Years, and we found this beauty on Facebook Marketplace just North of Knoxville, TN this morning. We don’t need it, but the price was too good to pass it up. I think it’s from 1964, but I haven’t had time to investigate, as it’s stuffed into the back of our van...

Thread revival… The information in this thread definitely deserves a revival or a refresh for reading. I’m meticulous with cookware, I’m a staunch antagonist for non-stick (Teflon). I have a single non-stick 10” frying pan in the house, and it’s used only by my partner for eggs when he wants...

Thanks John! I still have the old fiberboard cover that came with the fridge but it is in terrible shape. I will definitely make up a replacement now that I know it helped with the airflow.

Wow! Great to see the physical evidence of the failure. Just a thought, but was planned obsolescence a factor on appliances at this point in time? Maybe just a design flaw that took several years to manifest itself? Thanks for taking the time to do this and post the video!!

The sheet metal surround… Is original to the fridge. The whole assembly comes out, but I didn’t mess with it other than cleanup and paint. I figured the less movement it experienced, the better. I noticed it’s different from the tube mount setup on the one in your post. Probably also a bean...