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customline
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Wow.....
Friggin' nice !!!!!!
Friggin' nice !!!!!!
I love it! Both in working order (fridge needs freon) like a sealed system loses Freon without there being a leak somewhere. OTOH, it could have something entirely different wrong with it but a Freon shortage is blamed.
danemodsandy
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That Fridge:
Is one I've been looking for info about for a long time! It's the Frigidaire model used in Rosemary's Baby, just in pink instead of yellow like the one in the film.
Does anyone know a model number for this one? Also any other info like model year, cubic footage and whether it was frost-free would be welcome. [this post was last edited: 6/12/2013-08:44]
Is one I've been looking for info about for a long time! It's the Frigidaire model used in Rosemary's Baby, just in pink instead of yellow like the one in the film.
Does anyone know a model number for this one? Also any other info like model year, cubic footage and whether it was frost-free would be welcome. [this post was last edited: 6/12/2013-08:44]
franksdad
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That's the same fridge I grew up with only ours was white. I wondered when I would see one like this again!
The range is a '63. I'm thinking it is a variant of a Deluxe, but with the different burner configuration.
If I had to guess I'd say the Fridge is probably a '63 as well, and appears to be a Deluxe, which would probably make it a non-defrost model.
Ben
If I had to guess I'd say the Fridge is probably a '63 as well, and appears to be a Deluxe, which would probably make it a non-defrost model.
Ben
danemodsandy
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Hi Ben:
"I'd say the Fridge is probably a '63 as well"
Hmm.
I might have to add this to my "bloopers" collection, if it really is '63.
The reason is that the time frame of the story in Rosemary's Baby is mid-1965 through mid-1966, even though the movie was made in '67 for a big Summer, 1968 release. The time frame is established by Rosemary's kitchen calendar and the little sequence where Guy watches the visit of Pope Paul VI to Yankee Stadium (October 4th, 1965).
In the movie, the Woodhouses re-do their prized apartment in the Bramford, replacing an enormous old Garland (I think) range with this fridge and a Dixie stove, both in Yellow. Both are supposedly new, so that makes a 1963 fridge a little off for '65.
There are a couple of other time-frame bloopers in the movie (1967 model cars are seen in street scenes, and the movie playing at Radio City Music Hall when Rosemary passes it while out Christmas shopping is The Happiest Millionaire, a 1967 Christmas-season release). So, this one might have to go in the fail file.
If anyone has more info about this - one way or the other - I'd be very grateful.[this post was last edited: 6/12/2013-16:07]
"I'd say the Fridge is probably a '63 as well"
Hmm.
I might have to add this to my "bloopers" collection, if it really is '63.
The reason is that the time frame of the story in Rosemary's Baby is mid-1965 through mid-1966, even though the movie was made in '67 for a big Summer, 1968 release. The time frame is established by Rosemary's kitchen calendar and the little sequence where Guy watches the visit of Pope Paul VI to Yankee Stadium (October 4th, 1965).
In the movie, the Woodhouses re-do their prized apartment in the Bramford, replacing an enormous old Garland (I think) range with this fridge and a Dixie stove, both in Yellow. Both are supposedly new, so that makes a 1963 fridge a little off for '65.
There are a couple of other time-frame bloopers in the movie (1967 model cars are seen in street scenes, and the movie playing at Radio City Music Hall when Rosemary passes it while out Christmas shopping is The Happiest Millionaire, a 1967 Christmas-season release). So, this one might have to go in the fail file.
If anyone has more info about this - one way or the other - I'd be very grateful.[this post was last edited: 6/12/2013-16:07]
franksdad
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Ben,
You're right about the fridge. It was manual defrost. I remember helping my Mama defrost that freezer before taking that task on myself. Mama bought the new fridge right before we moved on June 08, 1963.
You're right about the fridge. It was manual defrost. I remember helping my Mama defrost that freezer before taking that task on myself. Mama bought the new fridge right before we moved on June 08, 1963.
We had that refrigerator, except in White. It was purchased sometime in '62, but don't remember what month. Could have been in the fall, so may have been a '63 model. It was totally frost-free. It replaced a '53 Westinghouse, and we kept it until it was replaced by a Hotpoint in '77.
I did some digging tonight. The '63 standard fridge repair manual does not list this model, but the '64 does. It doesn't mean that it may or not have been introduced mid-63. I unfortunately didn't see anything about it.
It also appears that it was available as a non-frost free and frost proof models.
Ben
It also appears that it was available as a non-frost free and frost proof models.
Ben
danemodsandy
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Hmm....
....a '64 model would be a little more credible as a new machine than a '63. In those days, stuff could sit on a dealer's floor for a while before getting sold; a "last year's model" would be common enough to find. I have trouble with '63, though, because in NYC, a new fridge going unsold for two years feels like a stretch.
Thanks!
....a '64 model would be a little more credible as a new machine than a '63. In those days, stuff could sit on a dealer's floor for a while before getting sold; a "last year's model" would be common enough to find. I have trouble with '63, though, because in NYC, a new fridge going unsold for two years feels like a stretch.
Thanks!
danemodsandy
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P.S.:
Things on movie sets are always there for a reason, and here is what I think Rosemary's Baby production designer Richard Sylbert was trying to do with this yellow fridge:
1) Yellow is a cheerful, upbeat color. In the movie, Rosemary begins her tenancy of Apartment 7-E by banishing the gloom left by the unit's previous occupant, a Mrs. Gardenia (see photo). This makes the horror to come more intense; Rosemary is a normal, everyday New Yorker who has a normal lifestyle.
2) Yellow helps anchor the time frame in 1965. In 1967, when the movie was filmed, appliances were fast going through the Big Change from pastels to shaded hues. I particularly remember that shortly after I saw Rosemary's Baby in first-run at Atlanta's Rialto Theatre, I saw the identical Dixie range Rosemary had in the window of Carroll's, one of Atlanta's downtown furniture stores, in Turquoise, and being struck by how unusual it was to see that color new; everything had already been Avocado for a while.
Interestingly, there are some Lincoln Beautyware pieces in Rosemary's kitchen, including the paper towel/foil dispenser and the breadbox, in Avocado. [this post was last edited: 6/14/2013-06:51]
Things on movie sets are always there for a reason, and here is what I think Rosemary's Baby production designer Richard Sylbert was trying to do with this yellow fridge:
1) Yellow is a cheerful, upbeat color. In the movie, Rosemary begins her tenancy of Apartment 7-E by banishing the gloom left by the unit's previous occupant, a Mrs. Gardenia (see photo). This makes the horror to come more intense; Rosemary is a normal, everyday New Yorker who has a normal lifestyle.
2) Yellow helps anchor the time frame in 1965. In 1967, when the movie was filmed, appliances were fast going through the Big Change from pastels to shaded hues. I particularly remember that shortly after I saw Rosemary's Baby in first-run at Atlanta's Rialto Theatre, I saw the identical Dixie range Rosemary had in the window of Carroll's, one of Atlanta's downtown furniture stores, in Turquoise, and being struck by how unusual it was to see that color new; everything had already been Avocado for a while.
Interestingly, there are some Lincoln Beautyware pieces in Rosemary's kitchen, including the paper towel/foil dispenser and the breadbox, in Avocado. [this post was last edited: 6/14/2013-06:51]
danemodsandy
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And Here's....
....The kitchen after Rosemary's trendy "1965" makeover:
....The kitchen after Rosemary's trendy "1965" makeover:
vintagekitchen
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Trendy makeover...
I actually liked the kitchen better before, it somehow looked cheaper after Rosemary re-did it.
I actually liked the kitchen better before, it somehow looked cheaper after Rosemary re-did it.
danemodsandy
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Kevin:
Note that it's an accurate reflection of how people "made over" apartments at that time. It's basically a coat of clean white paint, some wallpaper, new majors and up-to-date smalls. The range is a basic 36-inch Dixie without even a clock; the fridge is a mid-size Frigidaire that may not even have been frost-free. There is no dishwasher, nor was the ancient sink replaced. It's just a question of getting things cleaner and more cheerful, not a major "update"; most people did not expect today's ultra-luxurious amenities, even upscale New Yorkers like the young couple in this movie.
Today, someone getting their hands on Mrs. Gardenia's old kitchen would rip everything out to the studs, installing new cherry cabinets and bronzite marble countertops. There would be a full complement of stainless appliances and a hand-hammered copper sink or two or three. And there would be absolutely no history or character left.
Note that it's an accurate reflection of how people "made over" apartments at that time. It's basically a coat of clean white paint, some wallpaper, new majors and up-to-date smalls. The range is a basic 36-inch Dixie without even a clock; the fridge is a mid-size Frigidaire that may not even have been frost-free. There is no dishwasher, nor was the ancient sink replaced. It's just a question of getting things cleaner and more cheerful, not a major "update"; most people did not expect today's ultra-luxurious amenities, even upscale New Yorkers like the young couple in this movie.
Today, someone getting their hands on Mrs. Gardenia's old kitchen would rip everything out to the studs, installing new cherry cabinets and bronzite marble countertops. There would be a full complement of stainless appliances and a hand-hammered copper sink or two or three. And there would be absolutely no history or character left.
