Another try at a vintage bottom freezer....

[dalangdon]

I was perusing craigslist today, still high from my acquisition of the Westinghouse slant front dryer, but still hurting from an earlier disasterous foray into bottom freezer refrigerator land, when I found this chocolate brown beauty for FREE!

My buddy and I jumped in the Volvo wagon and bought it home. After a good scrubbing we plugged it in and lo and behold, it works!

It says it's a Sears Coldspot Spacemaster, and I'd guess it's from the 60's or early 70's, but there is no date on the serial plate.

I did find this rather interesting website while googling the various names however. It's the Sears Archive! It has a page on most of the big old Sear Brands, including Kenmore, Coldspot and Silvertone!

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www.searsarchives.com

 

[scott55405]

Looks to be about mid 60s, pretty sure it is an (RCA) Whirlpool. There still seem to a fair amount of '60s Coldspot fridges about. You will *love* the bottom freezer, if you've never had one.

 

[kenmore1978]

date

look for a date in the corner of the wiring diagram

 

[tomturbomatic]

In the list of old brands, they left out Homart. We bought a Homart water heater to replace the original one in our 1955 house. Dad and our neighbor with a station wagon went to Sears and bought it, but had to go out to this warehouse area all the way to hell and gone to pick it up. As you drove past the Sears warehouse, there was a big plate glass window with a Lady Kenmore pair from maybe 59 or 60. The water heater was nothing fancy, but the Homart name plate was very good looking with muted shades of blue and green and chrome accents suggesting a building's outline. It was working when we sold the house in 1967 and, except for when we were away, that thermostat was kept at the highest setting (160) for the washer and dishwasher.

 

[dalangdon]

I looked on the diagram (which was amazingly intact) and didn't see a date. The highest patent number on it, however, was 1963, so that at least vaguely places it - although I don't think that brown became stylish until the later 60's

 

[appliguy]

Dan coppertone wa offered in 1963

I have a 1963 Sears catalog and fridges were offered in coppertone in that catalog PAT COFFEY

FYI::::: Firgidaire first offered Aztec copper on its line of 1959 appliances.

 

[dalangdon]

So THAT's coppertone....

I always thought Coppertone was lighter. I was thinking it was more chocolate brown, but after looking at it in the daytime, I think you are right. Thanks!

 

[goatfarmer]

My parents still have a Homart pump running their sprinklers.Early 60's vintage,I believe.

kennyGF

 

[goatfarmer]

They also missed Ted Williams branded sporting goods,like boats,outboard motors,etc.

 

[cehalstead]

Homart water tank

We had a Homart gas water heater for years. It produced all the hot water a '52 Frigidaire washer could demand, and that was a lot....no cold wash, no cold rinse and of course, the water-hogging overflow rinse. Wish I still had both of them.

 

[petek]

Moms extractor fan in the ceiling over her stove is a Homart model. Still has the original wall switch dial as well. It's the only place in the house I'm allowed to sit (under it) when I want a smoke inside. I must call her as well and let her know that the Silvertone guitar she bought back in the early 60's is becoming a collectible.