1958 Montgomery Wards Fridge - FREE to a good home in So Cal

[revvinkevin]

A friend sent me an e-mail asking if me or anyone I know might be interested in this Montgomery Wards "Tru-Cold" single-door refrigerator/freezer.

From his e-mail: "I plugged it in a while ago and the inside was cold when I opened the door a few minutes ago. The exterior looks to be in good overall shape, but the grill below the door appears to be missing. On the inside, the plastic handle to the drop-down freezer door is broken and one freezer door hinge is missing a pin. The door seal is stiff and should be replaced with a new bead. The outside is white enamel with decent chrome, and the interior is kind of a pale yellow. Uncle Sid and Aunt Jean bought it new in 1958 and then used it in their finished basement (in Austin, MN) for many years."

It's located in Orange County. If you are interested or you know anyone in Southern California who might be interested in this FREE refrigerator, PLEASE e-mail me! [email protected]

He would much prefer it goes to someone who appreciates it, rather then sell it to... ?? on Craig's list.

Thanks!
Kevin

 

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[laundromat]

You can be sure.......if it's WESTINGHOUSE!

 

[goatfarmer]

Yeah, that's got Westy written all over it.....

 

[qsd-dan]

Very nice fridge. Love interior and exterior color!

 

[revvinkevin]

Since no one seems to be interested......

I am going to suggest to the owner he try putting it on Craig's List.

 

[rp2813]

Kevin, I'll bet this one will go quick on Craig's List in the greater L.A./OC area. It's a very well-appointed cabinet for a defrostable model.

And OMG, I just realized that the handle on this one is the same as on the Tru Cold upright freezer in our basement, vintage 1960 or 61. No wonder it's still running. It's a Westinghouse. And all this time I thought Frigidaire made Wards' fridges. Maybe that was later in the 60's?

Ralph

 

[goatfarmer]

Frigidaire, and Admiral, made Wards refrigerators, and freezers, late 60's, into the 70's.

 

[rp2813]

Yeah, when my mom got tired of the '49 Westy fridge and my dad wouldn't buy her a new one, she used her own money to buy a 2nd hand '65 Signature frostless top freezer model from a co-worker. While it was bigger and frost free, nobody liked that fridge much and it was very noisy when it ran. I knew it couldn't have been a Westy and was pretty sure it was a Frigidaire. My dad hated the top freezer design that forced a person to stoop to find anything in the fridge section. So one day in 1975 I took my mom to Sears and we bought a nearly BOL Coldspot 19cf side-by-side while Dad was out of town on business. It was relatively quiet when running and was still working fine until it was taken away a few months ago when my partner and I moved in and replaced it with a KA counter depth. I would have hung onto it but wanted to keep the '70-ish Whirly top freezer we have so we had a way to accommodate large/wide items in the fridge section.