A pair of Frigidaires!

[philr]

Here's a French ad from 1966 (I mean from France, not from Canada!) showing another 12 cu-ft fridge that's very similar to the one in the US ad above. This must have been a large fridge by the European standards of the time!

 

I can't tell if it's a 1966 thing but on this one (just like my newly acquired Canadian 14 cu-ft fridge) has a manual damper for airflow control (see the black knob above the "Meat Tender" drawer). The one in the US ad above seems to have an automatic damper with a thermostatic bulb just like my Canadian 1965.

 



 

Details about the manual damper used in my 1966 Canadian fridge and in the 1966 refrigerator in the French ad. 

 

 

[NYCWriter]

OMG!

I forgot about the little butter-keeper ... with its own temperature-control knob!

 

[turquoisedude]

The butter keeper has to be THE feature of older refrigerators that I miss the most. Perhaps not the most energy-efficient thing, but by golly it sure is nice to
have spreadable butter on a frigid February morn!

The '62 Imperial Cycla-Matic currently in the Ogden basement has one, too.

 

[firedome]

Those must be the Utica turquoise twins

that were available near me a while back... so pretty!

The white '66 is same one my parents bought around then. A good machine.

 

[philr]

Roger, both fridges are Canadian models, they aren't exactly the same as the US models.

 

And yes, the range is the one from Utica. I wanted the fridge that came with it for parts but it's not the one Paul got!

 

[bellalaundry]

Oh My...

Fantastic set there. My stove is a 30" Flair, however, mine is merely white. Great find.

Guy

 

[philr]

Guy, what's the model # or year of your Flair?

 

Here's my 1966 fridge's serial number with the "T" prefix for the Tecumseh compressor.

 



 

And a few more pictures of details.  If anyone finds original 12 egg trays for these fridges, I'd be interested to buy them.  



 



 



 



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[turquoisedude]

Oh neat! You're using that Frigidaire tester you found recently.

 

[philr]

Here's some service information for Frigidaire refrigerators equipped with Tecumseh compressors.

 



 



 



 

 

 

 

 

[philr]

And now some information from Frigidaire on how to replace a Meter-Miser with a Tecumseh compressor. 

 



 



 



 

 

[tomturbomatic]

I am so happy for you!

 

[kennyt123]

Love the Flair

I miss my 30 inch Flair. Looked just like yours with all the bells and whistles--kant-slide grill, rotisserie, broiler grill pans and the meat thermo. Lost it in the move.

However, I consoled myself with the purchase of two Black Angus rotisseries (one has a full oven baking element in the bottom); a smaller BA rotisserie; a RotoBroil 400 Custom and a minty-shiny Broil Quik Rotisserie Oven. I just happened to luck onto them on EBay.

All I need now is the rotisserie spit for the RotoBroil. The closest I got on EBay was a rotisserie spit that I need to cut off a quarter inch and it will fit.

Has anyone else had problems finding these elusive rotisserie spits. For some reason, you can't get any rods with a diameter less than 5/16's square.

 

[turquoisedude]

Oh! I think I have a spare Roto-Broil rotisserie spit! I'll dig it out on the weekend and take a photo for you. I recently scored a Kenmore rotisserie and thought that the Roto-Broil one might fit. HA!

Stay tuned...