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Post by ChrisJ on Aug 2, 2013 16:36:06 GMT
A forum dedicated to the GE Monitor Top refrigerator.
Antique GE refrigerator. Vintage GE refrigerator.
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Post by cablehack on Aug 4, 2013 23:32:51 GMT
I'm impressed! Thanks Chris for setting everything up. Early days I know, but just some things coming to mind while I think of them in my first posting - a section for CF and LK machines as these are also part of the family, and also I don't know if it's possible yet, but an FAQ section for the models; CA, DR, and CK/scotch yoke machines - I'm keen to write up stuff on the CA given their anguish to new owners.
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Post by ChrisJ on Aug 4, 2013 23:39:24 GMT
Thank you sir! What years were the CF and LKs out? 35-?
Should the section be for CF/LK or separate?
To make an FAQ I think the easiest thing to do is simply start a post in that section and then sticky it. Just call it FAQ or something to make it obvious and once made a sticky it stays at the top of the list.
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Post by cablehack on Aug 5, 2013 4:09:34 GMT
LK's were 1934-1935, CF's were 1936-1942 and CG's 1935-1936. It looks good how you've set it out, but maybe have all the under cabinet compressor models together, as there aren't so many of them, or I should say they never develop faults.
I've created an FAQ document but just trying to adapt it to the forum but have found formatting is not carried over from Word documents, so working on that one.
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Post by 35ckmonitort on Aug 5, 2013 19:21:01 GMT
This is great! Finally, a forum for the mighty Monitor Top. With it's interest for many years now, I'm surprised this hasn't happened earlier. But, now that there's more info than ever before, it makes sense. In the dark ages, people thought when the motor stopped, that was the end of the road... not anymore.
Looking forward to reading and sharing in this forum!
Great work Chris!
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Post by ChrisJ on Jun 18, 2014 2:14:14 GMT
We have another new banner for the forum thanks to 35ckmonitort.
Thank you 35ckmonitort!
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Post by cablehack on Jun 18, 2014 2:50:49 GMT
Great new look! As with the previous one, the art deco style is most fitting, and gives a nice feel to the forum.
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Post by 35ckmonitort on Jun 18, 2014 5:11:38 GMT
Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure and honor I assemble and illustrate these banners for our forum. GE had some of the most amazing ads, with rich colors and appealing settings. And since I stumbled upon that collection of Rex Cole showrooms, I had to incorporate one. Thanks Cablehack, I appreciate that... One can't go wrong with incorporating the very style that this machine was a product of, anything else wouldn't be natural. A pleasure it is to offer my services to the forum! The one true home for the iconic Monitor Top! Chris J, you're most welcome!
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Post by 35ckmonitort on Jun 18, 2014 5:21:37 GMT
Did these only come in white? Yes. GE was kind of like Ford's model T. "You could have any color, as long as it was black." Since Ford and Edison were close friends, it makes perfect sense. In an era that cleanliness was starting to become a very big thing, after the huge Influenza epidemic in 1914, it really cause people to be more aware and conscious of germs. White enamel was easy to see dirt on, and if you didn't see dirt on a white surface, then it was safe to say it was clean. It was practical more or less. So, they only were sold in white. Yet, that didn't stop people painting them in their own way mind you! Even then I've seen photos of customized monitor tops in fancier homes. I'll have to scare up the photo I found in a book of a Bavarian styled monitor top with a decorative box around the compressor.
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Post by ChrisJ on Jun 18, 2014 11:06:17 GMT
Actually, cablehack may correct me but I believe that model T's only came in black initially but shortly after it's release many colors were available.
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Post by 35ckmonitort on Jun 18, 2014 17:08:14 GMT
I think you're right Chris, yet it may be the other way around... I believe the very first generation of model T, the brass radiator models did have some color choices, after all, it was the Edwardian period! But, after WWI, and the assembly line took hold at Ford, they were cranking out all black Model T's for most of the 20s I think... And the Model A came along, and color choices were available. As for GE, I'm nearly 100% sure white or an ivory off white was the extent of their color choices. Yet, looking at the photos of the inside of Rex Cole showrooms, I see a table with a thick book/binder sitting on it... This I would imagine was a book one could choose the hardware, cabinet style and size along with maybe color choices? Not sure but, would be nice to find out more. Too bad anyone who worked for GE at that time is long gone. What fun it would be to get the scoop from a retired GE salesman. *Sigh*
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Post by cablehack on Jun 19, 2014 6:24:28 GMT
Actually, cablehack may correct me but I believe that model T's only came in black initially but shortly after it's release many colors were available. The story with Ford and black Model T's goes back to 1914. Japan Black was chosen because it was the fastest drying lacquer, and when a Model T is being churned out of the factory every 21 seconds, that was an important consideration. Prior to 1914 the Model T was available in other colours, and then again from 1926 onwards - this time because the Model T was starting to become dated, so various improvements and a choice of colours were implemented to boost declining sales. The Canadian assembled Model T's (which were also exported to Australia and other Commonwealth countries) were always coloured because there wasn't the same production pressure as in the U.S.
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Post by 35ckmonitort on Jun 19, 2014 16:49:33 GMT
That's right, black was chosen because it dried faster... I knew that, just slipped my mind. I did figure more unique paint schemes were common prior to '14. Pretty neat history the ol' Model T. I also wasn't aware they were cranking them out as early as 1914 but, now that you mention it, it makes sense.
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Post by ChrisJ on Sept 25, 2015 12:44:53 GMT
The monitor top does not fear the reaper. Attachments:
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Post by ChrisJ on Aug 18, 2017 1:08:57 GMT
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