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Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:48 pm
by 1918ColonialRevival
Willa wrote:I'm flustered and angry just looking at them !
Look at it this way. The refrigerator you got will likely last less than 10 years, sad to say. You can look at it as you bought yourself some time to find the "right" vintage fridge. When it comes along, sell this one on CL and get some of your money back.
Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:05 am
by Willa
Kashka-Kat wrote:OMG what a beautiful set - pls share link - Im heading over right now to take a look online at my bank balance....HMMMMMM!
Spotted this 1938 Frigidaire just across the border in US. $ 225.00 and "works good":
https://porthuron.craigslist.org/atq/d/ ... 67489.html
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Someone go buy this for my vicarious vintage fridge buying experience.
Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:24 am
by Manalto
I'm tempted and I'm a gazillion miles away
It's not very common to see the hydrator /vegetable bin /crisper drawers in the vintage refrigerators is it?
Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:56 pm
by Willa
That glass thing under the freezer is either for food storage or catching water drips ? I don't know. It looks pretty nice. The lowest shelf is missing, though.
Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:50 pm
by phil
I would kill a newer fridge for parts to convert that thing. Love the "empire state" deco design.
Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:19 pm
by Manalto
Willa wrote:That glass thing under the freezer is either for food storage or catching water drips ?
I remember our Hotpoint from about that era; that was labeled "Meat Tray" and positioned in the coldest part of the fridge that doesn't (usually) freeze.
Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:56 am
by 1918ColonialRevival
Manalto wrote:I'm tempted and I'm a gazillion miles away
It's not very common to see the hydrator /vegetable bin /crisper drawers in the vintage refrigerators is it?
I think those first started to show up in the late '30s. By the late '40s/early '50s, most refrigerators had them.
Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:20 pm
by Manalto
What I meant was they are often missing in vintage refrigerators for sale today. I consider it a real bonus if they're present and, if there are enamel or glass containers included, you've hit the jackpot!
Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 1:19 pm
by 1918ColonialRevival
Manalto wrote:What I meant was they are often missing in vintage refrigerators for sale today. I consider it a real bonus if they're present and, if there are enamel or glass containers included, you've hit the jackpot!
That's true, although it's something that I've never been able to figure out. It's not like they're small parts that are easily lost....
Re: Vintage Fridge is Giving Up the Ghost (vent)
Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 2:00 pm
by Manalto
My guess is that, when the family stopped using the refrigerator, the bins became handy for other things and that's how the disconnect began.