I noticed tonight that I have taken my Frigidaire for granted. This workhorse has been there rockin' the cold for nearly (20) years.

Thanks for the tips 92_Ag & TK! I'm planning to wheel it out this weekend and get a good deep clean inside and out.

Rex Racer said:

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We just had the estate sale for the house I grew up in a couple of months ago. We sold the old deep freeze that had been running on the back porch for 56 years. Some nice lady paid us $100 for it. Thing still runs like a top. Dad had painted it with appliance paint about 30 years ago. It needs another coat now.

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That lady got a great deal! I have an old 50's GE that I need to order a new seal for and repaint as well. Otherwise, like you said, that old compressor purrs like a champ.

Plugged in since 2008.

Best I can do for now…

AgFrogfan said:

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Rex Racer said:

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We just had the estate sale for the house I grew up in a couple of months ago. We sold the old deep freeze that had been running on the back porch for 56 years. Some nice lady paid us $100 for it. Thing still runs like a top. Dad had painted it with appliance paint about 30 years ago. It needs another coat now.

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That lady got a great deal! I have an old 50's GE that I need to order a new seal for and repaint as well. Otherwise, like you said, that old compressor purrs like a champ.

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This one needed a seal, as well. That thing worked great otherwise.

Rex Racer said:

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We just had the estate sale for the house I grew up in a couple of months ago. We sold the old deep freeze that had been running on the back porch for 56 years. Some nice lady paid us $100 for it. Thing still runs like a top. Dad had painted it with appliance paint about 30 years ago. It needs another coat now.

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You got me beat.

I bought my refrigerator in 1984.

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Rex Racer said:

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We just had the estate sale for the house I grew up in a couple of months ago. We sold the old deep freeze that had been running on the back porch for 56 years. Some nice lady paid us $100 for it. Thing still runs like a top. Dad had painted it with appliance paint about 30 years ago. It needs another coat now.

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You got me beat.

I bought my refrigerator in 1984.

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Gotta pic?

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Rex Racer said:

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We just had the estate sale for the house I grew up in a couple of months ago. We sold the old deep freeze that had been running on the back porch for 56 years. Some nice lady paid us $100 for it. Thing still runs like a top. Dad had painted it with appliance paint about 30 years ago. It needs another coat now.

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You got me beat.

I bought my refrigerator in 1984.

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Gotta pic?

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42 years of magnets?

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eric76 said:

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Rex Racer said:

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We just had the estate sale for the house I grew up in a couple of months ago. We sold the old deep freeze that had been running on the back porch for 56 years. Some nice lady paid us $100 for it. Thing still runs like a top. Dad had painted it with appliance paint about 30 years ago. It needs another coat now.

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You got me beat.

I bought my refrigerator in 1984.

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Gotta pic?

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42 years of magnets?

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My fridge isn't 42 years old, but I do have 42 year old magnets on it.

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Rex Racer said:

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We just had the estate sale for the house I grew up in a couple of months ago. We sold the old deep freeze that had been running on the back porch for 56 years. Some nice lady paid us $100 for it. Thing still runs like a top. Dad had painted it with appliance paint about 30 years ago. It needs another coat now.

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You got me beat.

I bought my refrigerator in 1984.

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Gotta pic?

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42 years of magnets?

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Sorry eric76, I thought you were implying that you still had it. I always liked the Hotpoint and Coldspots from the late 70's/early 80's era.

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Rex Racer said:

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We just had the estate sale for the house I grew up in a couple of months ago. We sold the old deep freeze that had been running on the back porch for 56 years. Some nice lady paid us $100 for it. Thing still runs like a top. Dad had painted it with appliance paint about 30 years ago. It needs another coat now.

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You got me beat.

I bought my refrigerator in 1984.

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Gotta pic?

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42 years of magnets?

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Sorry eric76, I thought you were implying that you still had it. I always liked the Hotpoint and Coldspots from the late 70's/early 80's era.

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I still have it. It works pretty good although sometimes it does let the temperatures fluctuate more than when new.

Without magnets, it would be a pretty dull picture.

I was out at the family farm a couple of weeks back. This is my grandparents old refrigerator/freezer that is still out there. I remember them replacing it with a new one in the early 80s.

Wow, that's a cool icebox! I love the original patina around the top and door handle from all the times it was opened and closed.

It probably still runs with some minor work. Door seal, new outlet cable, etc. As long as the compressor doesn't have any leaks you'll be good to go!

AgFrogfan said:

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Wow, that's a cool icebox! I love the original patina around the top and door handle from all the times it was opened and closed.

It probably still runs with some minor work. Door seal, new outlet cable, etc. As long as the compressor doesn't have any leaks you'll be good to go!

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One of my cousins wants to fix it up. I believe he will do it one of these days.

That was my grandparents' ice box when I was a kid in the 1970s, and it was old THEN.

Here's my early 50's GE. It was given to me by my neighbor who used it as their lakehouse fridge on Lake Granbury since the 70's. I've had it for about 15 years.

Typical maintenance needs: new seal, electric cable, paint, remove back shield and clean all the dust and dirt around the compressor.

This is one of my fall/winter shop projects.

that's a good one!

I have a similar vintage mini fridge that I've been wanting to strip and powder coat/paint

Speaking of mini fridge, I've had this little robust ice box since 2004. Won it at a Prom auction in high school. Cleaned up nicely.

Finished up building my skate platforms. I decided to turn the Cleveland Gas Stove into a mobile workstation. Project Specialists seem to approve.

Just a tip, those who collect stickers on their beer fridges (that aren't old and will be going out within the next few years), get some cling appliance wrap (Amazon). That way you don't lose all the stickers if you have to replace the fridge! Peel it off and put it on the new one.

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Just a tip, those who collect stickers on their beer fridges (that aren't old and will be going out within the next few years), get some cling appliance wrap (Amazon). That way you don't lose all the stickers if you have to replace the fridge! Peel it off and put it on the new one.

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It happened to you didn't it?