1953 Hotpoint combo fridge freezer section not cold

[ken]

Here's her fridge

when she got it about two years ago.

Help! a few problems with "new" '53 Hotpoint fridge :(

Sooo...I picked up my "new" to me 1953 Hotpoint combo fridge yesterday. Seller said it "worked great", of course. It took me hours and hours to defrost it and clean it up. Didn't plug it in til just now so any juices would have a chance to settle. So now I have discovered 2 problems so far and...

www.automaticwasher.org

 

[coldspaces]

Thanks Ken It does look like the one we discussed here http://monitortop.freeforums.net/thread/719/1950s-ge-combination-refrigerator-cooling
It may be the one with two sealed systems, no repair man will be familiar with it unless he is pretty old.

This link gives info on how simalar systems worked. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4412846;view=2up;seq=132;skin=mobile

Still hope to see the model # s

 

[ken]

Since Lisa (mom11) stated she didn't find a separate freezer cold control behind the front kick panel as Rick suggested she look for wouldn't that indicate a single cooling system?