Post by ckfan on Mar 10, 2016 20:56:09 GMT
Hey everyone,
My grandparents from Kansas (and California, its complicated) visited this week. My grandpa had mentioned the last time that we visited about an abandoned house in their tiny town of 50 that was about to be torn down. He said that he talked with the owner and secured a few things of importance from the house. A few of them he gave to me, an antique toaster and an antique Regina vacuum cleaner that I can't get to run...yet. Of course there was also a vintage fridge in this house. The whole house was just left as it was after an elderly lady passed away...in 1970. Seriously, there is still a calendar on the wall from that year. Everything was untouched for decades until now. The low humidity really helped the paint on the fridge, it looks pretty good under all the dust. It is a 50s Crosley Shelvador from what I can tell. My grandpa asked if I would be interested in it and I countered by asking him if he would be interested in it. He thought about it and decided that it would go great in his gigantic shop. I told him last night how he could plug it in and see if it works. I obviously told him to check the cord to make sure it is safe to try out first. He was a little gun shy about it but I convinced him to try it. He is heading back home today so I will have to wait and see what he reports back with. It really does look like a cool fridge. Maybe I can get some pictures from him too. Slowly, I will convert them all to vintage refrigeration...my dad was first, now my grandfather, my aunt will be next.
My grandparents from Kansas (and California, its complicated) visited this week. My grandpa had mentioned the last time that we visited about an abandoned house in their tiny town of 50 that was about to be torn down. He said that he talked with the owner and secured a few things of importance from the house. A few of them he gave to me, an antique toaster and an antique Regina vacuum cleaner that I can't get to run...yet. Of course there was also a vintage fridge in this house. The whole house was just left as it was after an elderly lady passed away...in 1970. Seriously, there is still a calendar on the wall from that year. Everything was untouched for decades until now. The low humidity really helped the paint on the fridge, it looks pretty good under all the dust. It is a 50s Crosley Shelvador from what I can tell. My grandpa asked if I would be interested in it and I countered by asking him if he would be interested in it. He thought about it and decided that it would go great in his gigantic shop. I told him last night how he could plug it in and see if it works. I obviously told him to check the cord to make sure it is safe to try out first. He was a little gun shy about it but I convinced him to try it. He is heading back home today so I will have to wait and see what he reports back with. It really does look like a cool fridge. Maybe I can get some pictures from him too. Slowly, I will convert them all to vintage refrigeration...my dad was first, now my grandfather, my aunt will be next.
