Vintage Fridge Thread

[daveamkrayoguy]

So how many Cubic Feet...--

--Is that AMANA Fridge????

Is the meat keeper supposed to be on that top shelf?

How many light bulbs does it have? I'm surprised to see them behind a panel in the back of the refrigerated section, too; I believe that the later models had the small tubular-shaped bulbs up front (One, and two on the larger models)...

And nice how GE was as successful in dominating the market w/ their refrigerators, as it was w/ their ranges & dishwashers, especially in the way of longevity, too!

-- Dave

 

[peteski50]

GE!

1965
I like the slim line look!

 

[drmitch]

Wow, these are some great fridges! I was working on mine about a year ago and wondered what your thoughts were on using a spray foam insulation in the door. The original insulation in mine had got wet and really rusted the bottom of the door badly. Any ideas?

 

[goatfarmer]

Nice Philco!

 I would think spray foam would work, might make the door a bit heavier.

 

[travis]

Ben,

 

That other monitor top dates to 1929-1932.  It's the smallest of the original DR series.

 

Stan,

 

You have an older cabinet with an FEA replacement top.  The flat top units always used R12 and run fine, though lacking the aesthetics of it's older round brothers.

 

[58limited]

A college buddy of mine just called. He is buying a property and found this Philco in the barn. He's all excited about maybe fixing it up, but I told him that it is pretty rough and may not even work. I e-mailed him to see if the missing parts are in the barn too, no reply yet. He doesn't know much about old appliances. In the past year he, along with his wife, has developed an interest in vintage appliances, notably after finding an O'Keefe & Merritt stove at a resale shop (he didn't buy it - no place to put it. Now he regrets that decision, he could have stored it for awhile). His interest was also awakened by seeing my kitchen. Anyone know what year this is? I'm guessing early 1950's, but could be late 1940s:

 

 

 

[58limited]

Interior

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[58limited]

This Amana freezer is in the barn too. I've never seen one before. If you go back up and look at the first Philco pic, you can see part of the freezer in that pic - it is a bit taller than the fridge, probably weighs a ton! Based on the door and wall thickness, I was guessing it is from the 1930s, but found ads on ebay up to 1953 that look like this model:

 

 

 

[58limited]

Interior

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[54monroe]

Hotpoint

Rare 16 cu.ft. side by side.

 

[54monroe]

Hotpoint

Rare 16 cu.ft. side by side.

 

[stan]

Old GE

Travis, so do you think this is a conversion? The FEA # is on the plate on the cabinet, not on the top (monitor)
Saw one on ebay just like mine for $ 1400.00. about had heart failure when I saw the price

 

[moparguy]

I love my Philcos... my latest find... yet to be cleaned, but it has all the door shelves which are so cool!

 

[moparguy]

And the outside with its cool design and great handles!

 

[retro-man]

I love the statement above the refrig section "Air conditioned food storage" never seen that before. lol

 

[58limited]

Just found this on Craigslist, a 1950s stainless Foodarama. I started a new thread about this fridge, go there for a link to the ad.

 

[travis]

Stan, the compressor top to your fridge is much newer than the cabinet. If you lift the refrigeration unit off of a monitor top cabinet, you're left with a giant rectangular hole in the top.

Most of the top of these old cabinets is part of the refrigeration unit. Therefore, the data plate is fastened to that. The cabinet data plate or sticker is usually in the bottom, between the front legs.

 

[paulg]

drMitch Philco

He DrMitch - your Philco fridge is virtually identical to my Crosley of the same era.
Where did you get your door gasket? I need a new one too.
Since both Philco and Crosley fridges were AVCO units during that same period I'd bet the gaskets are the same.

 

[mixfinder]

New/Old Vintage

I have a Frigidaire all refrigerator and I am loving it.

 

[mixfinder]

The Beast is Gone

The General Electric bottom freezer behemouth is gone and this sleek beauty is in it's place