1970's Three Door Fridge

[audiofridge]

My friend posted this fridge on here before (somewhere around January) - now looking to sell it. Just FYI.

 

[goatfarmer]

How much? And where?

 

[audiofridge]

Pittsburgh. PA - No less then $100

 

[rp2813]

Is that a Frigidaire?

 

[audiofridge]

Yes, it is a GM Frigidaire (frost proof)

Unfortunately, I can not be on here to answer any more questions tonight, but I will check in tomorrow evening. -...and post more pictures.

For now, I can tell you that it works fine, however, I think the thermostat may need replaced soon and it has a really cool little butter melting spot that still works! - No ice maker.

 

[goatfarmer]

 My parents have that fridge, in White, in their basement.

 

[rp2813]

Dave had that fridge in almond when I first met him.  His was the first household I'd ever lived in that had a fridge with an ice maker, and I was hooked.  The third door was a novelty.

 

He bought the fridge at a used appliance shop in the early 80's.  It had been messed with because it consistently took the compressor three tries to kick in every time it cycled on, but other than that it worked well.  We sold it when we remodeled our kitchen in 1990.

 

[macboy91si]

Fridgidaire

I know this fridge well, my great-grandmother had this fridge in Avocado for over almost 20 years. She bought it used in 1978 when they moved into their house in the "city". It "died" in 98 or so, probably repairable, but it was replaced by a top-freezer Hotpoint I think. I remember the sound it made, something was loose in the back and it made this raspy sound when the compressor was running, a sound I associate with that machine to this day. I used to love the little freezer and was always puzzled by the 3rd door, which we used for ice, it did not have an ice-maker.

 

-Tim

 

[audiofridge]

Not realizing what the butter softner was for, it melted all my butter all over the door - a horrible mess to clean, but was intrigued that a fridge would have this option. From that point on, I realized to keep the switch on hard.

 

[rp2813]

I think most members here would agree with the practice of keeping the switch on hard. 

 

There's definitely a problem if butter is melting.  Sounds to me like the thermostatic portion of the butter keeper has fried.  I would love to have a temperature-controlled butter keeper in my refrigerator.  They date back to at least the early 50's on some makes.

 

[audiofridge]

hmmm... I just realized that about this sight. ;-D

 

[firedome]

interested if still available...

where is it located? I had this in the 2 door version in Coppertone, bought new in '74

 

[audiofridge]

The Fridge is located in Pittsburgh, PA

 

[firedome]

Sorry, I should have been more specific -

I read that in the first post - I meant where in Pittsburgh, so I can Mapquest. Don't need the number, street name and zip would be fine

 

[audiofridge]

37th Street 15201