Ge Monitor Top Refrigerator

The compressor assembly which emitted a great deal of heat was placed above the cabinet and enclosed by a decorative ring.

Ge monitor top refrigerator.

The ge monitor top refrigerators compressor assembly which emitted a great deal of heat sat on top of the cabinet and surrounded with a decorative ring. 13 00 1788 compression gasket. Built on the principal of a french industrialist concept for a hermetically sealed refrigeration system the first models available to the general public for residential use were introduced in 1927. The ge monitor top refrigerator is perhaps the most recognized of vintage refrigerators.

In 1927 the company marketed a refrigerator with the compressor mounted on top. Antique ge general electric monitor top refrigerator ck 15 a16 vtg works great. The first refrigerator to see widespread use was the general electric monitor top refrigerator introduced in 1927 so called by the public because of its resemblance to the gun turret on the ironclad warship uss monitor of the 1860s. The unit quickly gained the name monitor top because the top mounted refrigeration compressor ressembled the gun turret on the civil war ironclad ship named the uss monitor.

In 1927 general electric introduced this monitor top refrigerator so named by the public because of the resemblance of the exposed compressor on top of its cabinet to the cylindrical turret of the civil war gunship the monitor. Monitor top parts information our parts section devoted just to ge s monitor top refrigerator. Frigidaire dl 86p cabinet light rewire help by redtangox oct 4 2020 23 46 12 gmt. These were cooled with one of two refrigerants used during this time sulfur dioxide or methyl formate until the introduction of freon.

Make offer antique ge general electric monitor top refrigerator ck 15 a16 vtg works great. The product priced at 525 was designed by chief engineer christian steenstrup 1873 1955. Ge general electric monitor top refrigerator milk glass salt pepper sugar set. 1933 ge monitor top refrigerator kitchen appliance photo art decor vintage ad.

Ge s electric refrigeration division soon set to work making improvements. For discussion of other brands ge models not listed. Off topic lounge. Ge dash port 2 docking station patient monitor quick connect mount top only.