"Vintage "PortATemp" Air Conditioner - $95 (Chattanooga)"

[ovrphil]

And in the winter, you add coals ? ;-)

Ad: " Blocks of ice go in each side in the treys, super cool. It does work. Sell for $95."

http://chattanooga.craigslist.org/atq/4260262849.html

 

[washdaddy]

CL post has been deleted unfortunately.

 

[ovrphil]

That was fast....

It's a good thing I dragged out some photos. I thought it was rather cool...apparently so did someone else.

 

[petek]

I see those things occasionally at thrift stores or antique malls. I think they probably used some sort of wick and not ice: like little swamp coolers but I would not bet my life on it.

 

[ovrphil]

Petek - I just viewed this - speaking of swamp coolers:

Vintage swamp/air conditioner window unit - $200 (Livingston Mt) : http://bozeman.craigslist.org/pts/4275597165.html

how does this thing work! ? [this post was last edited: 1/28/2014-10:46]

 

[petek]

That's an oddity for sure.

 

[whirlcool]

You see quite a few of those auto swamp coolers at vintage VW shows. I think they were popular in the mid to late 1950's. They worked well out west, but not so well in the South. When you have high humidity, evaporative cooling doesn't work so well.