Thanks, Mom! Here’s a fantastic fridge woddity — a GE Americana refrigerator freezer for sale in Louisville, Kentucky, spotted by Pam’s Mom. This fridge-on-top, freezer-on-bottom beauty has an ingenious built-in countertop area. It’s even covered in sparkle laminate. We suspect: It was made in Louisville, longtime home to GE Appliances.
From the Craigslist post:
Vintage GE Americana Refrigerator
1964-1965
From what I have read, it was on display at the New York World’s Fair in 1964. Very cool looking refrigerator in great condition! French doors on top with bottom freezer & ice maker. Has countertop with a light and outlet. Everything works! Have the manual, warranty card and schematics. Local pick up only.
Here’s a close up of the built-in countertop with electrical plug — do you see what I see? The countertop appears to be a slightly crazed (but aren’t we all) sparkle laminate.
Gotta love those cool details on the inside of the refrigerator too — from the text on the cheese and butter compartments to the decorative pattern on the metal shelves.
There’s even a decorative snowflake pattern in the freezer.
The refrigerator comes with the original literature too, including this numbered diagram. Very neat!
There’s even an original warranty card.
The GE American appears to be a less complex version of the circa-1957 GE Refrigeration Center — a behemoth of American engineering, to be sure.
And of course, don’t forget the famous GE wall refrigerator-freezer, the design we see most frequently in vintage homes.
Mega thanks to craigslist seller Cindy for letting us feature this fantastic vintage refrigerator.
Check out the craigslist posting — any buyers?? — here:
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