Found - Refrigerator / Freezer Combination from GE!

[swestoyz]

"okay, enough with the photos!"

I hear ya. Hopefully I'll be able to roll her into the kitchen sometime in January. Till then it will live in the dining room with the kitchen cabinets (which I still haven't shown to you yet Terry!).

Fun things like these are still in those 1950's neighborhoods across the country. I give it about 5 to 10 more years until it is all gone. Giddy up!

Enjoy,

Ben

 

[perc-o-prince]

Looks gorgeous!!!

I just love the badge. Enjoy the fridge in good health!! Thanks for all the great pictures

Rich

 

[gansky1]

That is truly awesome, Ben! These are among my favorite two-door vintage refrigerators. Congrats, it's going to be perfect in your kitchen - there's nothing like cold beer from a vintage refrigerator. When you're here next, start digging the GE literature section, I know there's a few things around this time.

Congrats again!

 

[appnut]

Ben, wow!!! This was a fridge that was very popular around our 1st house neighborhood! Many people had it. This is the fridge my "other mother" moved with her from the old neighbohood to the "new house" in August 1961--ya know, the one with the frog-eyed gas kenmore dryer, the L1000 Laundromat (like Jon Charles has) and her sea foam brand new westinghouse kitchen. The fridge was still going strong when it was replaced with a SxS Whirlpool in the early 1970s. Interesting, you and Elginkid find the 2 major vintage fridges of my childhood in the same week.

 

[rickr]

LOVE IT!! Congratulations Ben!! That is a great old fridge, and will look fabulous in your restored home!

It is really something how thick the walls were in these old refrigerators. Built like tanks!

 

[rp2813]

THAT

Is my ideal fridge. Enjoy it for many years to come, Ben! I can only hope for something similar to happen to me because you're right, these fridges are tough to find and don't come cheap anymore.

Maybe this is something that could be discussed in a new thread, but what you advised about this type of find being gone in another 5 or 10 years is really true. The generation of people who hung onto this stuff are either moving out of their homes into assisted living, etc or are passing on, and once that generation is gone, the well-maintained original owner stashes will be gone along with them.

 

[goatfarmer]

Fantastic, Ben!
I pulled one about half that size out of a basement last summer, I was done for the rest of the weekend. I can't imagine lugging that one up the steps. Hope it was a straight shot!

 

[58limited]

Great fridge, just like mine except that mine has the magnetic door seal instead of the latch handles, and my veggie drawers are missing. Mine is a 1951 - did GE continue the latch handles when the magnetic seal came out, or am I off by a year?

 

[appliguy]

That is not the owners manual for your fridge Swetoyz as you

Your fridge was made between 1947 and 1950. The 1951 models had magnetic door latches. If you see the cover of the fridge manual on ebay you will see that it does not have the same handles yours does nor does it have the latches in the frame of the cabinet for either the fridge or the freezer door latches. 1951 was when GE introduced the Alnico magenetic door seal and they touted it in ads thru the rest of the 1950's....PAT COFFEY

 

[rp2813]

Pat, how did the magnetic door seals work compared to the old latching system? Not that I have the option to be particular, but if either system was troublesome, I'd want to know about it while I search for my own combo fridge.

I snagged a 1950 vintage GE combo for my sister around 25 years ago but it had an issue with the freezer latch and would frost over unless it was constantly re-adjusted. She finally passed it on to a friend who was lusting after it. If this is typical of the latching models, I would hope that the magnetic system resolved that problem.

Ralph

 

[swestoyz]

1950 or 1951 - either way, it is fun!

Good news! Got over to the house to work on ripping up my bad grout job, and was able to drink a nice cold Coke from the GE! I was informed that it was working prior but you never know what a move will do to a fridge. Had them unplug it a few weeks before moving it, and I waited about 24 hours before plugging it in.

Thanks for the nice comments guys, I'm very excited about this one. Now I just need a convection Amana Radarange...... ;-)

Ben

 

[athanasius80]

Score!

 

[everythingold]

very nice

 

[dalangdon]

Beautiful Fridge!

My mom has a low-end version of this one in her basement. Only one door, but same handles and same nameplate. It's been running since 1952 or thereabouts.

 

[volvoguy87]

Thud!

Beautiful. Porcelain, Made in USA, and running for over half a century with no signs of stopping.

Does it get any better than this?
Dave

 

[iheartmaytag]

I have a question to collectors

Do you use your vintiage appliances as your main kitchen equipment, or do you have more "Modern" equipment that you use daily?

What about your energy usage feeding several refrigerators at at a time, are they all connected to power and running? I know many use their washers I was just curious about stoves, refrigerators and the such.

 

[58limited]

Do you use your vintage appliances as your main kitchen equi

The only new kitchen appliances I have are a microwave, grind-n-brew coffee maker, and dishwasher. Everything else is vintage in original working condition.

 

[petek]

What a great find and it's even older than me and likewise working perfectly. Something about those early GE appliances how they keep on working, especially the fridges.

 

[polkanut]

Ben,

We have '72 Frigidaire Cycla-Matic in the basement for beer, soda etc., and when we get something out of it we almost get brain freeze. Granted it doesn't get opened as often as the one in the kitchen, but I suspect it would keep things just as cold, and I only have it set on 3. That thing will run forever. BTW, does your brother have a gf? My younger sister is available.

 

[swestoyz]

Does it get any better than this?

Eh, depends on taste, I suppose.

Do you use your vintiage appliances as your main kitchen equipment

I certainly plan to use vintage appliances in the kitchen as long as possible. I'll use the 1950 GE fridge, a 1957 GE Stratoliner range, and a 1965 KitchenAid KDS-15 in SS. I'll also be using a 1977 Radarange RR-10. The newest thing will probably be the garbage disposal, but if I could find an early Maytag disposal I'd be all over it. The dishes will be vintage Centura and Redwing, and most of the Smalls are required to be older than me ;-)

Pete, you crack me up! Tim - Robert is a sophomore in High School, unfortunately a spitting imagine of his elder brother by 12 years.

Ben