I beleive you turn the ice tray upside down over the ice bin and match up the slot to the ejector on the ice tray and pull then push the lever. The ice is released into the bin. Not quite automatic, but spares you the drudgery of pulling a lever and getting ice chips all over the place.
Hey, that makes sense. I remember wrestling with those ice trays as a kid. As a result, I usually drank my Kool-Aid without ice ;-) Would loved to have had that feature in our fridge.
We were the "lucky" family in my neighborhood. Our 1966 Coldspot "twindor cupboard" bottom freezer refrig had an icemaker. We used to supply ice to the neighbors for parties, etc. Best refrig we EVER had, hence my profile name!
The ejector is on the inside of the freezer. The tray slides in and drops down then the ice comes free and you pull the tray back out. There are tracks that the pegs fit into. The trays are much heavier than the tray that you have in the picture.
Interesting, the many different ways of making ice are very fascinating. Each brand trying to make it just a little bit easier. All these cool refrigerator finds lately have really been fun to see. I should spend nights reading the service books again!
No more refrigerators though, I have way too many major appliances already!!
Cory and I are working..... on a project. While 'working', we threw around the idea last night to put a meter on the Hotpoint and the Frigidaire to find out exactly how much they draw on his hour meter.
We'll see if we can get to that in the next century.
Does anyone have any experience with those devices that claim to make motors run more efficiently? I've seen them at Home Depot, they have a little demonstrater where they have a motor running and you can switch this device in and out of the circuit and shows how the motor runs quieter and uses less power when this device is in the circuit. It comes in an outlet version a,d in a version that can be installed in a breaker panel for things like central A/C