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I love you Bendix
Congratulations from a Frenchy. I love your BENDIX, it's so cute. In France, we had Bendix too, after the second war. You can see one on my website, see "MES MACHINES EN PHOTOS", then Bendix. It's a semi-automatic washer, with a gas heating.
http://wwww;lamachinealaver.com
Congratulations from a Frenchy. I love your BENDIX, it's so cute. In France, we had Bendix too, after the second war. You can see one on my website, see "MES MACHINES EN PHOTOS", then Bendix. It's a semi-automatic washer, with a gas heating.
http://wwww;lamachinealaver.com
toploader55
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Sweet Gibson
What a Monster of a Compressor.
What a Monster of a Compressor.
electroluxxxx
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I have that same highlander and I love it
Nice saves!
Brent-Aucoin
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Very Cool Finds!
What great finds!
Love the Gibson Fridge! I have to break it to you though, this won't qualify for the "Energy Star" rating system! Wow! I have never seen a compressor this large, let along run by a motor so huge, with a fan attached for the condenser coils!!! I think it is a rare find. I like you, love the "push to start" button!
Anyone out there....is this Freon, or the Ammonia system for cooling?
Thanks for sharing!
Brent
What great finds!
Love the Gibson Fridge! I have to break it to you though, this won't qualify for the "Energy Star" rating system! Wow! I have never seen a compressor this large, let along run by a motor so huge, with a fan attached for the condenser coils!!! I think it is a rare find. I like you, love the "push to start" button!
Anyone out there....is this Freon, or the Ammonia system for cooling?
Thanks for sharing!
Brent
SO2
I think the Gibson is SO2, but could be R12. I guess I might find out if I remove the motor wrong tomorrow. I mainly have old monitor tops and they're pretty efficient to run. It's the defrost cycle that gets expensive!
I rescued the Gibson to try and get it running again. The seller said it smoked. It's more like char-broiled. He probably didn't oil it even though the oil tubes are sticking straight up.
I think the Gibson is SO2, but could be R12. I guess I might find out if I remove the motor wrong tomorrow. I mainly have old monitor tops and they're pretty efficient to run. It's the defrost cycle that gets expensive!
I rescued the Gibson to try and get it running again. The seller said it smoked. It's more like char-broiled. He probably didn't oil it even though the oil tubes are sticking straight up.
athanasius80
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Nice saves! Good luck getting them all running again.
Congratulations, the Maytag pair match the POD today, even down to suds saver. TOL, not Highlander.
christfr
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oh good god boy you have been so bitten by the bug..ha ha i love it and those tags are so nice..so how are the westys???
gyrafoam
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Travis-----
"Lightedcontrols" will have the spare filter you need for the Maytag.
I have some surplus Frigidaire Refrigerator parts I want to sell so let me know if you are interested.
Thats a great looking Gibson.
"Lightedcontrols" will have the spare filter you need for the Maytag.
I have some surplus Frigidaire Refrigerator parts I want to sell so let me know if you are interested.
Thats a great looking Gibson.
Chris,
The Westy set is waiting for your guidance. Actually, they're a bit buried at the moment. You'll have to come by and see my 4 dr monitor top and the newest 2 dr! Pics coming soon.
I think I have all the washers I ever need now. There's a standard Bendix in town that I am still after though.
I was primarily more interested in radios, tv's, and refrigerators before I met Chris.
Gyrofoam,
What vintage parts do you have for sale? Shoot me an email.
My first love is the DR series of GE monitor tops. I do have a beautiful 2 dr belt-drive Frigidaire from about 1930. It's waiting till I get smart enough to fix it.
It looks like I'll have to recover the refrigerant to remove the Gibson motor. I have some service papers on it, but they're vague. It smells like the motor nearly caught on fire. Poor lil thing was left in a garage unattended.
The Westy set is waiting for your guidance. Actually, they're a bit buried at the moment. You'll have to come by and see my 4 dr monitor top and the newest 2 dr! Pics coming soon.
I think I have all the washers I ever need now. There's a standard Bendix in town that I am still after though.
I was primarily more interested in radios, tv's, and refrigerators before I met Chris.
Gyrofoam,
What vintage parts do you have for sale? Shoot me an email.
My first love is the DR series of GE monitor tops. I do have a beautiful 2 dr belt-drive Frigidaire from about 1930. It's waiting till I get smart enough to fix it.
It looks like I'll have to recover the refrigerant to remove the Gibson motor. I have some service papers on it, but they're vague. It smells like the motor nearly caught on fire. Poor lil thing was left in a garage unattended.
Brent-Aucoin
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Your GE four door is BEAUTIFUL!!!! I hope you can find the parts you need.
Just on a curious note....I wonder if you could convert this with a newer compressor, condenser, etc. to make it an "up to date fridge".
It is beautiful!
You are finding some great finds!
Thanks for the pictures.
Brent
Just on a curious note....I wonder if you could convert this with a newer compressor, condenser, etc. to make it an "up to date fridge".
It is beautiful!
You are finding some great finds!
Thanks for the pictures.
Brent
Up to date....
Why would you want to? The gentle bubbling and gurging noises the monitor tops make are half of the appeal.
I have a 1931 GE DR1 in my bedroom. It's not noisy or expensive to run. Every couple months I shut it off and defrost it.
The 4 dr cabinet above is from about 1930. It would have had a compressor like the 2 dr cabinet. The flat top unit that's on it works, but is ugly. I have a sick 1927 unit in a crate to restore for the 4 dr cabinet. My buddies have threatened to bury me in that one.
Why would you want to? The gentle bubbling and gurging noises the monitor tops make are half of the appeal.
I have a 1931 GE DR1 in my bedroom. It's not noisy or expensive to run. Every couple months I shut it off and defrost it.
The 4 dr cabinet above is from about 1930. It would have had a compressor like the 2 dr cabinet. The flat top unit that's on it works, but is ugly. I have a sick 1927 unit in a crate to restore for the 4 dr cabinet. My buddies have threatened to bury me in that one.
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Oh no....I was not telling you to do the "Up to Date" modification, but I wondering if you could?
It would save so many more of these beautiful refrigerators if you could update them. Of course I know this takes away from the original design, but at least it would be saved, non the less.
You have a 1931 GR1 in your bedroom? That is wild. What do you keep in that one?
Brent
It would save so many more of these beautiful refrigerators if you could update them. Of course I know this takes away from the original design, but at least it would be saved, non the less.
You have a 1931 GR1 in your bedroom? That is wild. What do you keep in that one?
Brent
I mostly keep soda in them around the house. It helps justify their existense. I like the DR series the best with the open coils. Those were 1927-1932. The DR1 is 24" wide and the smallest of the series. My friends that moved it upstairs assumed it was nothing until they realized it was 200 lbs of tough steel and iron.
I just can't get excited about new flimsy appliances.
I think you could install a new compressor but it's a lot of labor and the cost would seldom be acceptable. According to antinqueappliances.com I am a wealthy man with fridges. I only wish someone would run up to me with a few thousand dollars.
I just can't get excited about new flimsy appliances.
I think you could install a new compressor but it's a lot of labor and the cost would seldom be acceptable. According to antinqueappliances.com I am a wealthy man with fridges. I only wish someone would run up to me with a few thousand dollars.
Brent-Aucoin
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Well....I think it is great that you are saving them!
You have some beautiful Fridges.
I just can't get over that GE 4 Door!
On that note....
Was all four doors a Fridge? Where was the freezer compartment? Was there a separate little Freezer like most from this time period?
I would love to know the history of this GE, because it really looks like it was from "high class" of the period.
Do you know any history of it?
Brent
You have some beautiful Fridges.
I just can't get over that GE 4 Door!
On that note....
Was all four doors a Fridge? Where was the freezer compartment? Was there a separate little Freezer like most from this time period?
I would love to know the history of this GE, because it really looks like it was from "high class" of the period.
Do you know any history of it?
Brent
There wasn't much need for a freezer back then. You made ice and were happy. I guess that's why there were so many corner grocery stores. The "freezer" is the small compartment at the top of the cabinet that's big enough for a few ice trays.
The 4 dr cabinet came from Los Angeles via craiglist. I think the seller was shocked that I wanted it. It would have been in a very wealthy house. Another collector friend of mine for twenty years had never seen one. The cabinet probably weighs 500-600 lbs and the compressor another 285 lbs.
I went to Chicago for the compressor and they loaded it in a crate with an engine hoist, fun times!
The 4 dr cabinet came from Los Angeles via craiglist. I think the seller was shocked that I wanted it. It would have been in a very wealthy house. Another collector friend of mine for twenty years had never seen one. The cabinet probably weighs 500-600 lbs and the compressor another 285 lbs.
I went to Chicago for the compressor and they loaded it in a crate with an engine hoist, fun times!
athanasius80
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Why would one need to mechanically update a vintage refrigerator if it works safely and reliably? The GEs are well nigh bulletproof, and the Frigidaires (once they started using a rotary compressor) are fine machines too.
Isn't part of the fun of vintage equipment that it has a "personality?"
And I second Travis, the old stuff is just heavier. In a good way.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/criniphotographic/sets/72157604303303326/
Isn't part of the fun of vintage equipment that it has a "personality?"
And I second Travis, the old stuff is just heavier. In a good way.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/criniphotographic/sets/72157604303303326/
danemodsandy
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Those 'Tags:
Sigh.
That is all.
Sigh.
That is all.
Interesting door latches on the two-door GE. What year is that from? I had a two-door from appx 1928 and it had door latches like your four-door and the tall thin control box with thumbwheel temp adjustment. Does GE still make the "replacement part" for the oil heater on these machines? I remember ordering one back in the 80's. It wasn't an exact fit, it wasn't even classified as a part for a monitor top, but it did the trick. A really helpful older guy at GE knew what I was talking about and tracked down a similar item for me. I quickly got in touch with my collector friends and advised them about the availability. I think this component was the weak link in the monitor top system and there are likely a lot of them operating out there with non-working oil heaters.
No reason to mess with a monitor top that is still performing. Travis is right on the money re: the sounds put forth by a monitor top being half the fun of owning one. I suppose a conversion to freon would be a last resort on a machine that had lost its SO2 somewhere along the line but it would be costly.
Ralph
No reason to mess with a monitor top that is still performing. Travis is right on the money re: the sounds put forth by a monitor top being half the fun of owning one. I suppose a conversion to freon would be a last resort on a machine that had lost its SO2 somewhere along the line but it would be costly.
Ralph
SO2
If a Monitor Top lost its SO2, could you refill the system with SO2 again? I know SO2 has its disadvantages, but can you still get it?
I want one too!
Dave
If a Monitor Top lost its SO2, could you refill the system with SO2 again? I know SO2 has its disadvantages, but can you still get it?
I want one too!
Dave
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