1950's Revco built in refrigeration

[alr2903]

pi

c

http://memphis.craigslist.org/app/3517817633.html

 

[alr2903]

brand

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[alr2903]

Lots of them

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http://retrorenovation.com/2011/12/27/revco-bilt-in-refrigerators-17-pages-of-designs-from-1956/

 

[a440]

Very Cool!
Did this kitchen have 5 units?
What are you plans with the units.
Would love to know more about how they actually work....
Is there one compressor that feeds all of the "units".
Very Interesting Find!
Brent

 

[alr2903]

Hey Brent,  I  posted these from the local craigslist.  The link included in #655204 shows the 1956 literature and some beautiful mid-century kitchens. arthur

 

[gansky1]

The ad says they have 2 refrigerators and one freezer unit, three total. A wall of five would be impressive though! They are lovely but I don't know that I would go so far as to call (them) my own personal "holy grail" of refrigerators, but to each his own!

 

[arbilab]

Novel to have 3 or 5 refrigerated 'cabinets'. But if each has its own compressor, the efficiency loss of each is multiplied by 3 or 5 for the array.

So yeah it's novelty-convenient in an age of 5c/kWh electricity. Today, it's extravagant.

 

[hydralique]

Neat little units, but not nearly enough chrome to be the holy grail of mid-century anything . . .

 

[wiskybill]

One of my friends here has the fridge and freezer in his kitchen in stainless.
All of the kitchen appliances are original to the house. It's a 1959 MCM house
and he and his partner are the second owners. All the floors are terrazzo,
including the bathtub/shower in the main bath, which is sunken into the floor.
When they bought the house, they also bought some of the original furniture
which was designed for the house. It's beautiful.