1950s kelvinator fridge

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  • July 22, 2011 at 10:40 am #64090
    loopey
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    possably the oldest fridge i have worked on , simple stat job

    July 22, 2011 at 12:43 pm #356011
    whiskey_six
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    Re: 1950s kelvinator fridge

    Seen a few of those. That model was one of the first made at the Bromborough factory after the Crewe factory burnt down. We had a couple of them in the show room that came back to us from customers after they had rang up to say they had old fridges still working. We gave them a brand new one and collected them and I cleaned them up in the Development laboratory and checked them out.I left Kelvinators ( CANDY ) in 2001 and they were still there. The factory is still there but it is business units but i think the office and show room are still Candy. The oldest working one was from 1924, wooden outer body, door seal was made of red leather and the compressor had to be topped up with oil every 6 months. Was still working and the kelvinator badge was the size of a cricket ball and made of cast bronze. They don’t make them like that anymore

    July 22, 2011 at 7:13 pm #356012
    loopey
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    Re: 1950s kelvinator fridge

    thanks for the history lesson whiskey_six much appreciated .
    yes they dont make them like that any more , or we all would be out of a job .. on the plus side thow one very happy customer who will get a card from the queen this year 🙂 …

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