Ge Monitor Top Refrigerator

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.

Ge monitor top refrigerator.

Ge dash port 2 docking station patient monitor quick connect mount top only. Ge general electric monitor top refrigerator milk glass salt pepper sugar set. For discussion of other brands ge models not listed. The product priced at 525 was designed by chief engineer christian steenstrup 1873 1955.

Monitor top parts information our parts section devoted just to ge s monitor top refrigerator. 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 the company marketed a refrigerator with the compressor mounted on top. 6 00 pa102 frigidaire compression gasket per foot your price.

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. These were cooled with one of two refrigerants used during this time sulfur dioxide or methyl formate until the introduction of freon. 13 00 1788 compression gasket. 10 p10338 compression gasket per foot your price.

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. Antique ge monitor top refrigerator not working. Ge s electric refrigeration division soon set to work making improvements. Make offer antique ge general electric monitor top refrigerator ck 15 a16 vtg works great.

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. The ge monitor top refrigerator is perhaps the most recognized of vintage refrigerators. 1933 ge monitor top refrigerator kitchen appliance photo art decor vintage ad. Antique ge general electric monitor top refrigerator ck 15 a16 vtg works great.