Vintage Fridge Thread

[mixfinder]

Painted Lady

The fridge was Almond when it arrived and now it is white.  There's mostly paint on the door that holds paint rollers and brushes.  Not much in the fridge, I am getting ready to be gone for 10 days following surgery.

 

[mixfinder]

Polar North

The small ice compartment sits in the corner, I am looking for an ice maker to install.  This fridge is silent, does a great job of cooling and holds a ton.

 

[stan]

Old GE

Hi Travis, dont see any data plate between the two front legs? I"m still confused? Did G.E make the fridge this way? or was this done by an appliance guy years ago?
The only data plate I can see is on top of the cabinet. far left corner, # starting with FEA...

Stan

 

[travis]

Stan,

Monitor tops were shipped in two parts, the cabinet and the compressor top. You could have bought a porcelain cabinet or a painted finish.

You have an older cabinet that was sold with the same vintage compressor top. Sometime, long ago the compressor failed and the FEA compressor top was dropped on your old cabinet.

It's authentic GE, but it's two parts are not of same age.

 

[stan]

Thanks Travis, mystery solved after all these years! This must be the case with some others I've seen, that look just like mine? The info is much appreciated, as I have always wondered about it.

Stan

 

[appliguy]

Paul G

Philco was NEVER part of AVCO. In 1957 Philco bought the Bendix division of AVCO and made appliances under the Philco-Bendix name. They continued to do this even after Ford bought Philco in 1962. A member hereeven has a 1974 Coin Op Philco Bendix front loader. PAT COFFEY

 

[ken]

Just found this thread

Got give it a bump

 

[58limited]

Geez, I forgot about this thread. Since the last posts I've acquired a big Hotpoint like the one 54monroe posted above, another 1948 Servel, and....FINALLY....a Foodarama.

 

[58limited]

Inside

Yes, it has the rare juice containers.

 

[danemodsandy]

David:

If you get a chance, photos of your Servel would be really, really interesting to see!

 

[ricky5050]

1950s uk gec

This is my daily fridge lovely and quiet motor

 

[ricky5050]

Inside

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[supersuds]

Nice!

I didn't know GEC made refrigerators!

 

[58limited]

For Sandy: 1948 Servel S-800

Found this at the side of the road and it works!

 

[58limited]

Interior. Missing the glass freezer door.

 

[58limited]

Servel S-800A

Pretty much the same as the S-800 but the door emblem and door handle is different, no exterior stainless trim, no chrome on the drawers or glass over the veggie shelves. This one is in nicer shape than my S-800 but it doesn't work. It is charged, the exterior of the plumbing is cleaner than my other one. I burped it, but it isn't cooling. Need to check the firebox for a blockage. Both of these Servels are very heavy and hard to deal with by myself.

 

[58limited]

S-800A Interior

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[58limited]

1939/40? Hotpoint

This thing is bigger than the Foodarama. Note that the date on the picture is incorrect - my camera needs to be reset. These pics were taken last spring.

 

[58limited]

Interior

 

[BlackHat]

My old GE

Still looking for the matching upright freezer....