My 'rule' of the collection is that pairs beat one of a kind and turquoise trumps...
Well, here's a couple of new additions to the collection thanks to Phil!
Well, here's a couple of new additions to the collection thanks to Phil!
A pair of Frigidaires!
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This may not seem very exciting, but this is most unusual for a Frigidaire - a Tecumseh compressor!
Any guesses?
Oh, I have to tell... It's a 65 Canadian Frigidaire refrigerator!
I think this one will eventually go in the basement in Ogden to become the spare refrigerator. I am using the 62 Cycla-Matic as the 'overflow' now but why not have a turquoise one??
That picture makes me look like I just popped up from the depths of Hades... Not too far from the truth I suppose! LOL
I think this one will eventually go in the basement in Ogden to become the spare refrigerator. I am using the 62 Cycla-Matic as the 'overflow' now but why not have a turquoise one??
That picture makes me look like I just popped up from the depths of Hades... Not too far from the truth I suppose! LOL
AND there's a 30-inch turquoise Flair range to match!!
It's going to need some work, but I just love the 30-inch version of the Flair and well, how could I resist a turquoise one??
In a perfect world, these would move to Montreal to replace the stainless steel modern stuff, however a certain leader of the opposition says NO... Perhaps I can convince him that Canyon wants these.... LOL
Well, I'll have things to keep me busy when I get back from Brazil now, right??
It's going to need some work, but I just love the 30-inch version of the Flair and well, how could I resist a turquoise one??
In a perfect world, these would move to Montreal to replace the stainless steel modern stuff, however a certain leader of the opposition says NO... Perhaps I can convince him that Canyon wants these.... LOL
Well, I'll have things to keep me busy when I get back from Brazil now, right??
Gorgeous!
Everything looks better in turquoise, just sayin' . . .
Everything looks better in turquoise, just sayin' . . .
philr
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Here is some information about your fridge.
philr
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I don't have much more. But this model came from the factory with a Tec-AE compressor of 1/5 h.p.
Cooool! Thanks again Phil!!
I'm going to try and fix that bottom door shelf, if I can...
I'm going to try and fix that bottom door shelf, if I can...
philr
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And yesterday,
Paul helped me get another fridge too!
From 1966
This model originally came with a Meter-Miser compressor but they changed to a Tec-Ae in mid-1966. Mine has a Tecumseh too...
Paul helped me get another fridge too!
From 1966
This model originally came with a Meter-Miser compressor but they changed to a Tec-Ae in mid-1966. Mine has a Tecumseh too...
ovrphil
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Great looking mid-century appliances; never tire of the clean lines. Good luck and enjoy!
By the way, Paul ...
... I have always loved the turquoise ("aqua") appliances. My aunt in the '60s even had hers custom-painted at an auto body shop.
I grew up surrounded with those colors in my older relatives' homes (grandparents, great aunts and uncles). In my own home, my mother had the more "modern" color scheme: avocado kitchen and laundry. Chartreuse shag rug on the main levels of our 1966 split-level home. Orange shag on the lower level. Lots of browns, golds, and reds.
... I have always loved the turquoise ("aqua") appliances. My aunt in the '60s even had hers custom-painted at an auto body shop.
I grew up surrounded with those colors in my older relatives' homes (grandparents, great aunts and uncles). In my own home, my mother had the more "modern" color scheme: avocado kitchen and laundry. Chartreuse shag rug on the main levels of our 1966 split-level home. Orange shag on the lower level. Lots of browns, golds, and reds.
Stunning
Congratulations to both of you!
Wherever do you keep finding these?
Congratulations to both of you!
Wherever do you keep finding these?
Never saw a Tecumseh compressor in that vintage Frigidaire. Canadian thing, or a replacement somewhere in it's life?
philr
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It's a Canadian thing.
The factory started using them in 1964 on some models and used them more and more in the late 1960s. Frigidaire dealers were also instructed on how to replace Meter-Miser compressors with Tecumseh compressors with Frigidaire part numbers. They included a few other parts in the replacement kits to make the modifications.
Note how they spelled Tecumseh -Techumseh for the 1964 models and the note "When Ordering Compressor, State Style Round or Oval." (with almost every word beginning with a upper case letter!).
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The factory started using them in 1964 on some models and used them more and more in the late 1960s. Frigidaire dealers were also instructed on how to replace Meter-Miser compressors with Tecumseh compressors with Frigidaire part numbers. They included a few other parts in the replacement kits to make the modifications.
Note how they spelled Tecumseh -Techumseh for the 1964 models and the note "When Ordering Compressor, State Style Round or Oval." (with almost every word beginning with a upper case letter!).
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philr
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This one shows the switch from Meter-Miser to Tecumseh on the 1966 model I have.
philr
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Another showing the 1967 models but with the first note regarding 1966 models.
Incidentally ...
... I think my parents had a similar model when I was very young. Theirs looked a touch bigger, was made in the USA, and actually had the "GM" logo on the front, near the handle.
I remember that little door compartment on the inside of the refrigerator door.
And I particularly remember those stainless steel ice cube trays, which worked ingeniously with that ice cube bowl and attached lever. I have yet to use any manual ice cube tray that came anywhere close to those.
... I think my parents had a similar model when I was very young. Theirs looked a touch bigger, was made in the USA, and actually had the "GM" logo on the front, near the handle.
I remember that little door compartment on the inside of the refrigerator door.
And I particularly remember those stainless steel ice cube trays, which worked ingeniously with that ice cube bowl and attached lever. I have yet to use any manual ice cube tray that came anywhere close to those.
