Christina
that compartment at the bottom was not refrigerated. People used to keep potatoes, onions and such in these compartments. People in my family used to keep paper shopping bags in these compartments too. While these old fridges didn’t have much freezer space, really next to non, they sure did keep frsh food nicely. Things didn’t dry out, and it wasn’t so important to keep everything wrapped and covered tightly like it is with a modern frost free model.
Eddie