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I would guess that fridge could possibly be a pre-war model dating as far back as the late '30s, or at least not newer than 1946 . By 1947 GE had completed post-war retooling and was offering the ubiquitous single door models that were larger and more squared off, with a production run well into the 1950s. Also, I'm pretty sure that by 1947 GE had dropped the blue background on its "meatball" logo.
It's a beautiful fridge. There's one on CL around here that's similar but instead of the scalloped detail on the door, it has two off center creases. Of the two, I think the fridge above is older. I hope it's going for a lot less than $475.
It appears that both GE and Westinghouse were simultaneously using that same shade of blue trim on their refrigerators back then.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/app/5397957130.html
It's a beautiful fridge. There's one on CL around here that's similar but instead of the scalloped detail on the door, it has two off center creases. Of the two, I think the fridge above is older. I hope it's going for a lot less than $475.
It appears that both GE and Westinghouse were simultaneously using that same shade of blue trim on their refrigerators back then.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/app/5397957130.html
Ralph
Thank you, this is the second GE frige I have seen that has almost the whole door with the scalloped detail. I got it in 2014 it needed to be repainted this picture was taken when I was still working on it. I think it's a 1942 by the first two numbers on the compressor.
Thank you, this is the second GE frige I have seen that has almost the whole door with the scalloped detail. I got it in 2014 it needed to be repainted this picture was taken when I was still working on it. I think it's a 1942 by the first two numbers on the compressor.
1942 Sounds About Right
Anthony, that was a major score at $50!
Fridges like these make me miss my little '39 Westinghouse. I got it free from my sister in the early '70s when she and her husband managed a 1904 apartment building. It was briefly my only fridge when I rented a house that didn't have one, but it was so tiny (appx 4 cf) it wasn't practical. Then it lived in the garage for a while where the milkman could access it, but for most of the time it lived on the covered patio at my parents' house and served as a drinks fridge for them until it finally stopped running in 2008 after almost 70 years in continuous operation. Through process of elimination I was fairly certain it was the compressor, so I let it go to someone who hoped to revive it.
I already have my '57 GE for a drinks fridge so it's hard for me to justify yet another one out on the patio, but seeing a late '30s/early '40s model makes it very tempting. There's a complete but cosmetically needy Hotpoint of similar vintage to yours on CL right now too, but they want $400. Not happening!
These pix are of a Westinghouse almost exactly like mine, but slightly larger. It's missing its freezer door and has an enameled dish instead of a glass one like mine had.
Anthony, that was a major score at $50!
Fridges like these make me miss my little '39 Westinghouse. I got it free from my sister in the early '70s when she and her husband managed a 1904 apartment building. It was briefly my only fridge when I rented a house that didn't have one, but it was so tiny (appx 4 cf) it wasn't practical. Then it lived in the garage for a while where the milkman could access it, but for most of the time it lived on the covered patio at my parents' house and served as a drinks fridge for them until it finally stopped running in 2008 after almost 70 years in continuous operation. Through process of elimination I was fairly certain it was the compressor, so I let it go to someone who hoped to revive it.
I already have my '57 GE for a drinks fridge so it's hard for me to justify yet another one out on the patio, but seeing a late '30s/early '40s model makes it very tempting. There's a complete but cosmetically needy Hotpoint of similar vintage to yours on CL right now too, but they want $400. Not happening!
These pix are of a Westinghouse almost exactly like mine, but slightly larger. It's missing its freezer door and has an enameled dish instead of a glass one like mine had.
Vary nice story. I kinda love this fridge and it will be my daily fridge. But for right now it's a drink cooler/back up fridge. It works great!
I did take all the cardboard out and replace it with R30 to make it more efficient.
Me too! Lol the boy put some stuff on the bottom and it froze the other day so he tells me you have it turned down way to far and all I could do was lol. I explained that cooled air falls and Heat go's up and in a old fridge it is normal for things down there to freeze he gave me a wearied look and walked away. I think it's sad that people now days don't understand that simple thing.
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