My Aunt Doris had that Coldspot refrigerator pictured above with the freezer open; it was white. She got it sometime around '74 to replace her '50 Frigidaire. She had it until it went out about 5 years ago.
What year did Sears lose the "Lady" from Kenmore ???
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<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Tom, </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">My mom and dad still have this exact Coldspot fridge in their garage. It works 100% and is so quiet! Not sure how energy efficient it is. It is still keeping everything 100% cold. </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">She would not trade it for anything because of the fact that she bought it so many years ago. She loves talking about it when I bring it up because of the age of the Fridge.</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Thanks for posting the picture. The model looks a little like Roberta Peters. </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">My mom and dad still have this exact Coldspot fridge in their garage. It works 100% and is so quiet! Not sure how energy efficient it is. It is still keeping everything 100% cold. </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">She would not trade it for anything because of the fact that she bought it so many years ago. She loves talking about it when I bring it up because of the age of the Fridge.</span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Thanks for posting the picture. The model looks a little like Roberta Peters. </span>
<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>
Ah yes.. J.C. Higgins bikes.. my oldest sister had a blue one with balloon tires and whitewalls. I think a lot of their sporting goods used the name as well, skates etc.
retromania
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Did not know Ward's had a line of electronics. We didn't get a Montgomery-Ward until the late 70's and that was 30 minutes from hear, but listening to y'all talk about the stuff y'all all had, Ward's obviously was a big competitor with Sears which of course had all their own house brands. Don't know how many of you were following the discussion about Sears laundry detergent, but wonder if Ward's had a house brand laundry detergent. Does anyone know?
whirlcool
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And of course the inevitable "Sears has everything!"
Homart was also used on Sears pool equipment too.
My parents had a 66' Coldspot refrigerator. My Mom used to brag about how reliable it was.
Funny thing, when I was in high school they opened a Sears nearby. A bunch of us friends applied to Sears for part time jobs. Everyone got hired but me. It really ticked me off. So I boycotted Sears for many, many years. I wouldn't even step foot in a Sears store. One year my mother bought me a plaid shirt for Christmas. It had a Sears lablel on it. I refused to wear it. I just got so used to not going into Sears I forgot that I was boycotting them and just second nature kept me out of their stores. But about 10 years ago I bought some Craftsman tools. And I am happy with them. But I just feel that on a lot of things Sears sells, I can buy better elsewhere.
So you can imagine my horror when we bought this house and it had all Kenmore appliances! But they all broke down ove an 7 year period and are now all gone.
Homart was also used on Sears pool equipment too.
My parents had a 66' Coldspot refrigerator. My Mom used to brag about how reliable it was.
Funny thing, when I was in high school they opened a Sears nearby. A bunch of us friends applied to Sears for part time jobs. Everyone got hired but me. It really ticked me off. So I boycotted Sears for many, many years. I wouldn't even step foot in a Sears store. One year my mother bought me a plaid shirt for Christmas. It had a Sears lablel on it. I refused to wear it. I just got so used to not going into Sears I forgot that I was boycotting them and just second nature kept me out of their stores. But about 10 years ago I bought some Craftsman tools. And I am happy with them. But I just feel that on a lot of things Sears sells, I can buy better elsewhere.
So you can imagine my horror when we bought this house and it had all Kenmore appliances! But they all broke down ove an 7 year period and are now all gone.
Wards vs Sears
Oh yes, I remember that Sears had labels they would put on their appliances boasting "Sears Best", so Wards had to copy (or maybe they were first?) with "Wards Finest" labels...tough competition out here in the wild, wards, west!
Oh yes, I remember that Sears had labels they would put on their appliances boasting "Sears Best", so Wards had to copy (or maybe they were first?) with "Wards Finest" labels...tough competition out here in the wild, wards, west!
pierreandreply4
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1 of the kenmore dishwasher that was listed sears best
this was 1 of the kenmore dishwasher that had the sears best label and in a way if i would of found 1 and would have to go vintage and portable that would be the one i would try to find even if it would be harvest gold and in a way my god mother when i was a kid had that particular model as well
this was 1 of the kenmore dishwasher that had the sears best label and in a way if i would of found 1 and would have to go vintage and portable that would be the one i would try to find even if it would be harvest gold and in a way my god mother when i was a kid had that particular model as well
retromania
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Washerlover: You're out in redwood country. I've heard it's gaw-jus!
Retromania: yep, I'm in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Hope to host a wash-in soon to show off this gorgeous part of the world, but am a bit embarrassed of my small collection of Norge, Wards, Whirlpool and Kenmores. Hope to add a GE Filter-Flo and a Frigidaire this year and then will send out the invite.
magnumopus
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Sears also sold "Happi-Time" toy-train sets, made by Marx.
ingliscanada
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Franklin Coldspot
I may be wrong, but I understood that Kelvinator made Coldspot fridges.
Gary
I may be wrong, but I understood that Kelvinator made Coldspot fridges.
Gary
Ingliscanada ...
Whirlpool made Coldspot fridges here in the states for sure and to my knowledge they did so in Canada as well...PAT COFFEY
Whirlpool made Coldspot fridges here in the states for sure and to my knowledge they did so in Canada as well...PAT COFFEY
