Refrigerator

Object number2007.167.73 a-g
Date1930
MediumMetal, Wood, Enamel
Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Foundation
DescriptionWhite enamel double door refrigerator with drip pan and five ice cube trays. Unit is divided into two sections with three removable shelves on left and two shelves on right. Dimensionsa)59.25in (height); 51.25in (width); 31in (depth)
b)2in (height); 15in (width); 17.375in (depth)
c-g)1.5in (height); 5.375in (width); 10in (depth)
InscriptionsFRONT: top center is a dial with numbers 2-7 along edge and at top an arrow pointing toward "2" broken with "COLDER"; encircling the dial is a metal cartouche with "ON" at 6:00 and "OFF" at 8:00 along inner edge; Top of cartouche has a "W" with bar in a circle and bottom has "Westinghouse";

BACK: top section is open with exposed wires; closed metal lower section with "MODEL...130 / STYLE. 655273 / SERIAL... / 51" in black letters on top center. I
Historical NotesDonated to the George Westinghouse Museum by Mr. and Mrs. John M. Eberhart. Transferred to the Heinz History Center in 2007 when the museum closed. This refrigerator was purchased in 1930, the very first year that Westinghouse manufactured refrigerators. Westinghouse only manufactured this wide, double-door refrigerator in the years 1930 and 1931. They changed the design to a single-door refrigerator starting in 1932."
Subjects
On View
On view
Refrigerator
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
1951
Toy
Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company
c. 1960
Freezer, Upright
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
1953
Cupboard
Bakewell
c. 1835
Cookstove, Electric
Westinghouse Electric Company
c. 1950
Warmer, Food
Liberty Electric Corporation
after 1958
Pan, Roasting
Aluminum Company of America
before 1966
Phonograph
Victor Talking Machine Company
c. 1922
Coffeepot
The Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, Inc.
1916
Tray, Ice Cube
Westinghouse
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