Thread: Oldest Beer Fridge

Originally Posted by blitz

I have the first sealed unit Kelvinator that was delivered to the Northern Territory, it lived in Admiralty House for years, I saved it out of a skip it was being thrown out.

don't know month but year is 1947, it still works but I am in the process of restoring it as it was smacked about being thrown in the skip.

Blythe

Saved it because of it's historical value - now I own a house built in the mid 40's so it fits right in

We need the evidence.

Dad had a 1927-1930 GE Monitor Top fridge that unfortunately died about five years ago.

It had never been touched, stood on feet and had a foot pedal to open the door when your hands were full.

It's refrigerant was Methyl Formate, ask your local Actrol or Heatcraft to supply that one!

There was one identical in a cafe in Scone and housed the staff's lunches, or at least until it changed hands twelve-eighteen months ago.

Until last year when my Dad died, he still had a fridge that we first got back in 1976 when we came to Australia. It was very second hand back then but all we could afford at the time. It was still working fine and it is up the road from Mums place at the neighbours now keeping their beer cold. At a guess I'd say it would be of similar vintage to yours Dave, but I can't claim any bragging rights as it is now left our possession.

Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

I am not claiming that I have the oldest in the world.I know there would be thousands around older. My claim is oldest for this forum.

Looks like you lost the bet

Mine is the HIS HASTERS VOICE brand. Still goes although I stoped using it last year after the thermostat failed and I had to de ice it every couple of Weeks. I don't know how old it is but I have had it for about 38 years after rescuing it from some ones back yard after they had thrown it out of the house as being to old.
Dave

Hello team.

I have one here (unable to get a piccy at the moment) that I think might predate those Aussie ones shown.
We have had it since '72, it came with the house.

It looks older than the others, has a freezer shelf in the main cabinet - only one door. No freezer door inside either.
The door only goes down to about knee height. There is a solid cover below that. It still goes, as far as I know, last plugged in several years ago.
The catch is a real catch.
And the top is slightly rounded.

It could be as old as the house, which was built in '55

Rovers4

A mate of mine has one that his grandfather had,doesn't work anymore.It has a little belt drive compresser under it.All original,probably ran on the methyl stuff.

When i was a kid we had one in the hut on Fraser island that ran on Kero.Can't remember much about it,except filling it with kero every now and then.I don't think it was very cold during the hot days,just cool.

Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

We need the evidence.

I'll take a couple of photos and try to work out how to post them. not sure how to prove it's history though short of seeing if there are records of it in the government archives - I was in the right place at the right time to see it as more than an old fridge