Frigidaire made two similar colors: Poppy and Terra Cotta. I can't tell from the lighting which one you are showing in the first photo; it looks more terra cotta than poppy, but that might be the lighting. I have a set of the small cube trays. I thought the cubes would be cute, but have never used them. The icemaker is too convenient.
Frigidaire Poppy Suprise!
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AWESOME....AWESOME....Fridges....Both of you are so lucky to have such great fridges !
Patrick - thanks for sharing these photos of this beautiful fridge! What memories it brought back for me. We had this same fridge in terra cotta/coppertone growing up. I think we got it about 1974 or so and it ran like a top into the late 1980's. I especially remember the woodgrained door handles and shelves...so elegant! It was the only side-by-side we ever owned, and we had a matching Frigidaire CorningWare smooth-topped stove that my mom cooked on endlessly.
I hadn't seen one of these in a long time - thanks again for the photos!
I hadn't seen one of these in a long time - thanks again for the photos!
Very nice looking fridges, love the faux woodgrain. We bought a 3 door GE in almond for our first house together in 86 and never had a problem with that thing. We left it in the house when we moved her in 06. I miss it only because it was such a good fridge, but I really don't miss the too narrow shelves etc which a lot of the time meant having to reach behind or move something to get something else out.
Nice set of Frigidaires!
I've seen more of the 3 door variety than the regular 2 door side by side.
I've seen more of the 3 door variety than the regular 2 door side by side.
wireman
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Did Frigidaire make Sears Coldspot fridges?
We have, still plugging along in the basement, a brown (shaded edges) Sears Coldspot side-by-side from somewhere in the 70's... Still works well, but does seem there is something running all the time in it.
It has different woodtone handles, and the icemaker (not hooked up) is in the middle of the freezer section. But, some of the shelves, etc. look similar. Did Frigidaire build the Coldspots of this era for Sears?
Thanks!
Duane
We have, still plugging along in the basement, a brown (shaded edges) Sears Coldspot side-by-side from somewhere in the 70's... Still works well, but does seem there is something running all the time in it.
It has different woodtone handles, and the icemaker (not hooked up) is in the middle of the freezer section. But, some of the shelves, etc. look similar. Did Frigidaire build the Coldspots of this era for Sears?
Thanks!
Duane
Duane, to the best of my knowledge all Coldspot refrigerators in that time period were made by Whirlpool, in their Evansville, IN plant. I'm thinking some later models (Kenmore) were made by GE, but don't think Frigidaire ever made refrigerators for Sears. A good friend of my mom's owned a Sears "catalog merchant" store in the 70's, and got to visit vendors factories occasionally. She was to the Whirlpool plant in Evansville more than once, and also to their factories in Clyde (washers) and Marion (dryers) OH. I remember her telling us that Whirlpool was Sears most important vendor, and that Sears owned majority stock of the company at the time.
macboy91si
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Frigidaire 3-door
I grew up with this fridge in Avocado! My great-grandmother bought it used in the early 80's and it lasted through about 1995, it was noisy, lots of compressor vibration, but I always remember the little ice-door. I thought it was the neatest thing ever. Thanks for sharing this.
-Tim
I grew up with this fridge in Avocado! My great-grandmother bought it used in the early 80's and it lasted through about 1995, it was noisy, lots of compressor vibration, but I always remember the little ice-door. I thought it was the neatest thing ever. Thanks for sharing this.
-Tim
COOL POPPY FRIGIDARE SXSs
Both of these would be the poppy color as the Teracota color was not shadded. Patrick it is very neat that you have one with an IM that still works. We used to repair and replace these all the time and I haven't seen a working one in at least 15 years or more. Soft water probably helps, if the cubes ever start sticking take out the tray and fill it with vinegar and let it sit overnight. I still have a few of these IMs and parts for the same around. I even have a 1967 Frigidare bottom freezer called the Food Life Preserver that has the conveyor belt IM that drops three cubes in a door mounted ice bucket every 11 minutes. And it actually works as the original owner never hooked it up. Frigidare called this IM Automatic Ice Service or AIS. It was Frigidares first IM and was introduced around 1965.
The Food Life Preserver refrigerator has 9 motors that make this very complex refrigerator operate. It has three fan motors inside to circulate air in the three different sections, and of course it has a compressor and a condenser fan motor to cool the compressor and condenser. And the AIS has a motor to drive the conveyor belt and there is a defrost timer to control the Frost Proof defrosting of the evaporator coil. There is also a fill timer motor for the AIS IM fill and last but not least there is a motor that opens the refrigerator door at the touch of a small button on the outside of the refrigerator door if your hands are full when you need it opened. Amazingly it all still works but uses an excessive amount of power so I only use it during the holidays when extra space is needed.
Both of these would be the poppy color as the Teracota color was not shadded. Patrick it is very neat that you have one with an IM that still works. We used to repair and replace these all the time and I haven't seen a working one in at least 15 years or more. Soft water probably helps, if the cubes ever start sticking take out the tray and fill it with vinegar and let it sit overnight. I still have a few of these IMs and parts for the same around. I even have a 1967 Frigidare bottom freezer called the Food Life Preserver that has the conveyor belt IM that drops three cubes in a door mounted ice bucket every 11 minutes. And it actually works as the original owner never hooked it up. Frigidare called this IM Automatic Ice Service or AIS. It was Frigidares first IM and was introduced around 1965.
The Food Life Preserver refrigerator has 9 motors that make this very complex refrigerator operate. It has three fan motors inside to circulate air in the three different sections, and of course it has a compressor and a condenser fan motor to cool the compressor and condenser. And the AIS has a motor to drive the conveyor belt and there is a defrost timer to control the Frost Proof defrosting of the evaporator coil. There is also a fill timer motor for the AIS IM fill and last but not least there is a motor that opens the refrigerator door at the touch of a small button on the outside of the refrigerator door if your hands are full when you need it opened. Amazingly it all still works but uses an excessive amount of power so I only use it during the holidays when extra space is needed.
My mother's aunt bought a 3-door GM Frigidaire in 1978 or 79 when they built their home in "town" and retired from farming. I was so excited to finally see that Frigidaire ice maker and opened the top freezer door to find to trays and an old Rubbermaid ice bucket. What a let down. She told me she didn't need an "ice contraption" when they could be made so easily for free.
The refrigerator was the only Frigidaire appliance, the range was a Hotpoint Americana-style with microwave above, dishwasher was Maytag TOL all-button control and the washer and dryer were moved in from the farm, Maytag A-408 washer and '72 Speed Queen dryer.
The refrigerator was the only Frigidaire appliance, the range was a Hotpoint Americana-style with microwave above, dishwasher was Maytag TOL all-button control and the washer and dryer were moved in from the farm, Maytag A-408 washer and '72 Speed Queen dryer.
wireman
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Thanks Tom!
I just wondered... Most of the other appliances in this house were Frigidaire; still have the green original 1954 30" Frig. stove in the basement, still works perfectly! Wished I'd scrounged harder for parts for the 1969 40" Frig. Custom Imperial that must have replaced it when they redid the kitchen in the late 60's in the kitchen. Replaced the '69 with a 40" faux Frig. a few years ago, prob. weighs 1/2 what the '69 did, and NO flour. light or 110 v. outlet!
Duane
I just wondered... Most of the other appliances in this house were Frigidaire; still have the green original 1954 30" Frig. stove in the basement, still works perfectly! Wished I'd scrounged harder for parts for the 1969 40" Frig. Custom Imperial that must have replaced it when they redid the kitchen in the late 60's in the kitchen. Replaced the '69 with a 40" faux Frig. a few years ago, prob. weighs 1/2 what the '69 did, and NO flour. light or 110 v. outlet!
Duane
philr
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Nice fridges!
John, if you ever want to get rid of yours, let me know first!
And if you have any pics of it, please email them to me!
John, if you ever want to get rid of yours, let me know first!
And if you have any pics of it, please email them to me!
1966 Frigidaire Ad
John,
Is your 1967 like the one featured in this ad? I've always thought this was one of the coolest Frigidaire ads ever! Definitely implies that Frigidaire has tapped into the future.
Lawrence
John,
Is your 1967 like the one featured in this ad? I've always thought this was one of the coolest Frigidaire ads ever! Definitely implies that Frigidaire has tapped into the future.
Lawrence
FRIGIDARE FOOD LIFE PERSERVER
Lawrence, thanks for posting the cool ad and yes that is basically the same refrigerator. Mine is all white unfortunately, they even made it with SS outer door panels [ would love to find those ]. I had a customer some years ago that had the model in the ad, I should go back to the house and see if it is still around. I know when she was having trouble with it about 15 years ago it was moved out the garage when a new Kitchen-aid SxS took its place in the kitchen.
I will have to do a photo shot of this refrigerator sometime, or you guys can come see it in person, I will even turn on the AIS ice maker.
Lawrence, thanks for posting the cool ad and yes that is basically the same refrigerator. Mine is all white unfortunately, they even made it with SS outer door panels [ would love to find those ]. I had a customer some years ago that had the model in the ad, I should go back to the house and see if it is still around. I know when she was having trouble with it about 15 years ago it was moved out the garage when a new Kitchen-aid SxS took its place in the kitchen.
I will have to do a photo shot of this refrigerator sometime, or you guys can come see it in person, I will even turn on the AIS ice maker.
We had that same fridge in the ad in our kitchen for a long time. Model FPCI 19 BK. It was about a year old, when it had a defrost problem, and melted a lot of the plastic in the freezer. The customer got a new fridge from Frigidaire, and my dad got the old one as a factory scrap out. Rebuilt the inside of the freezer, and had a nice 'fridge for a long time.
