norgeway
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And the compressor..
Is BIG enough , that thing will run 50 more years!
Is BIG enough , that thing will run 50 more years!
Deep-Freeze
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Perhaps a round mesh basket (galvanized wire?) with a rope or wire pull would be useful for storing items at the bottom of the freezer?
that is so retro Cory
I love it! Not a 90 degree insight!
I love it! Not a 90 degree insight!
polkanut
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Any interior pics? Looks great Cory. Was this a Craigslist find? It cleaned up beautifully.
ovrphil
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Cory is a baaaaad influence...in a good way
...opened my eyes to another vintage area I never looked at before.
I really like your DeepFreezer, in the round...but I haven't discounted the square look...
...opened my eyes to another vintage area I never looked at before.
I really like your DeepFreezer, in the round...but I haven't discounted the square look...
It looks like one of those lab freezers where they keep specimens in
ovrphil
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petek - only brains and eyeballs :-0)
Tim, here's an interior shot for posterity. A little rusty but all-porcelain.
I'll keep hunting for a date stamp...
I'll keep hunting for a date stamp...
lightedcontrols
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My Great Grandmother .....
had a square DeepFreeze in her basement when she died in the 60's. It then resided in my grandmother's basement until she died in the 90's. It now hums along in my Aunt's basement and works perfectly. Never had a repair that I am aware of. I think hers was purchased in the late 40's and has a compressor that can be taken apart and repaired if necessary. Where would anyone get parts for that thing today??? Lightedcontrols
had a square DeepFreeze in her basement when she died in the 60's. It then resided in my grandmother's basement until she died in the 90's. It now hums along in my Aunt's basement and works perfectly. Never had a repair that I am aware of. I think hers was purchased in the late 40's and has a compressor that can be taken apart and repaired if necessary. Where would anyone get parts for that thing today??? Lightedcontrols
polkanut
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Very nice Cory. Again you never cease to find a rare beauty.
Deep Freeze Update
After a good cleaning, and a few frozen food sales I couldn't pass up, we decided to press the Deep Freeze into service. I've had a Kill-A-Watt on the line feed since 4PM on Feb 2nd. At 6PM tonight (March 2nd) I took a reading. The unit currently is set to run -5 to -10F and lives in a 50F avg environment. After one month's usage, total KWH is 21.83. At our all-electric winter rate of $0.05/KwH, this comes to a grand total of $1.09!
I think I can live with that, haha. -Cory
After a good cleaning, and a few frozen food sales I couldn't pass up, we decided to press the Deep Freeze into service. I've had a Kill-A-Watt on the line feed since 4PM on Feb 2nd. At 6PM tonight (March 2nd) I took a reading. The unit currently is set to run -5 to -10F and lives in a 50F avg environment. After one month's usage, total KWH is 21.83. At our all-electric winter rate of $0.05/KwH, this comes to a grand total of $1.09!
I think I can live with that, haha. -Cory
O MY
that is dirt cheap! I should check my 1936 Monitor top for a month!
that is dirt cheap! I should check my 1936 Monitor top for a month!
Energy-Star Deep Freeze Freezer
Cool News Cory, glad it is working fine.
A lot of early freezers, refrigerators and home air-conditioners were very efficient and would easily be awarded the Energy-Star award if they were being sold today.
In the case of Cory's freezer one of the major reasons that it is so efficient is the fact that it is round, and not terribly large in size, the only shape that would have been even more efficient would be a completely spherical ball shaped freezer.
When appliance manufactures first wanted to sell consumers appliances cost of operation was a big concern for people considering such purchases. It was hard enough to get customers to part with hundreds of dollars to buy the appliance, but if was going to cost even a few dollars per month to run that was another matter. You have to remember that the average national electrical cost around the time this freezer was built was around .03 cents per KW, so even in 1949 this freezer would cost a dollar or more to operate most months of the year.
Cool News Cory, glad it is working fine.
A lot of early freezers, refrigerators and home air-conditioners were very efficient and would easily be awarded the Energy-Star award if they were being sold today.
In the case of Cory's freezer one of the major reasons that it is so efficient is the fact that it is round, and not terribly large in size, the only shape that would have been even more efficient would be a completely spherical ball shaped freezer.
When appliance manufactures first wanted to sell consumers appliances cost of operation was a big concern for people considering such purchases. It was hard enough to get customers to part with hundreds of dollars to buy the appliance, but if was going to cost even a few dollars per month to run that was another matter. You have to remember that the average national electrical cost around the time this freezer was built was around .03 cents per KW, so even in 1949 this freezer would cost a dollar or more to operate most months of the year.
That is very cool, and so cheap to operate. A couple of bio-hazard stickers and you wouldn't have to worry about anyone sneaking off with any frozen Twinkies!
My grandparents had a giant Deep Freeze on their enclosed back-porch, I never knew it was a "brand" until much later in life, they were all called deep freeze.
My grandparents had a giant Deep Freeze on their enclosed back-porch, I never knew it was a "brand" until much later in life, they were all called deep freeze.
polkanut
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Cory,
please update us on how the DeepFreeze is doing after 1+ years in service.
please update us on how the DeepFreeze is doing after 1+ years in service.
It was going strong in mid-June when I visited.
Hey Tim!
Yep, it's still our #1 freezer. Keeps everything ice cold and is currently loaded to the lid. With this humid weather it's starting to get an even layer of frost on the inner cylinder, but nothing to be concerned about. Once the weather turns this fall I should give it its first defrosting.
Seriously. This thing was built to last. -C
Yep, it's still our #1 freezer. Keeps everything ice cold and is currently loaded to the lid. With this humid weather it's starting to get an even layer of frost on the inner cylinder, but nothing to be concerned about. Once the weather turns this fall I should give it its first defrosting.
Seriously. This thing was built to last. -C
polkanut
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Glad to hear it Cory. I still can't believe your amazing luck finding this true survivor. Here is an ad from Life magazine dated 7/29/1946 showing your model.
polkanut
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Scroll down to page 104 for the ad.
lotsosudz
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I HAVE A FREEZER
I bought a Frigidare Freezer in 1999. It's 20 cubic foot and is been in use since the very first day, It only gets a small ring of ice on top, and is easy to chip off. I refer to it as my Jeffrey Dahlmer Cadaver box. Never a repair, and its manual defrost. Best investment I ever made.
Hugs,
David
I bought a Frigidare Freezer in 1999. It's 20 cubic foot and is been in use since the very first day, It only gets a small ring of ice on top, and is easy to chip off. I refer to it as my Jeffrey Dahlmer Cadaver box. Never a repair, and its manual defrost. Best investment I ever made.
Hugs,
David
