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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: DC_CustomDesign on August 22, 2012, 07:45:38 PM
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I recently came across a fridge that has been in my barn for quite some time and is going to be thrown away. (Not if I can help it though) I am needing to know info on it by, well, tonight! It is a Westinghouse and model is H-3-39 and Style is 991230. Any and all help is appreciated. They loaded it on the trailer before I could open it up. If you guys think its good, I will unload it and try to save it. They will be taking it in the morning. Oh and a good think MADE IN THE USA. Thansk in advance!
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I think its beautiful... but who knows how much its going to cost to do a full restore.... not to mention we have no idea what the innards are like...
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ANyplace online I can find out more about it, like year and such?
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Could it be this one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1938-VINTAGE-WESTINGHOUSE-REFRIGERATOR-MEAT-KEEPER-PRINT-AD-/160845968893?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25732ab5fd
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I think thats a match! I was gonna say prob made in 39' too due to the model number you gave... so it may be this one but just slightly altered...
This is a link to a few refurbished prices http://www.antiqueappliances.com/unrestored.htm scroll to the bottom... I just fear that you may have to put that much into it to have a full restore... but im guessing that there is prob more value in its current condition than scrap metal... not to mention I hate to see that lovely piece thrown away...
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but for all I know you may have a very desirable model or not so desirable...
This may be helpful...
http://www.antiqueappliances.com/cgi-bin/appraisal.cgi
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Where could I find parts to fix it?
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not sure... they are prob not remade...so i assume you would have to scour through junk yards, and get custom parts made... You may want to make a few local calls to antique stores and ask around if you have anyone local that does this type of thing... Your value might be in parts... you may find someone that just wants to buy it for that... Good Luck =)
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Well I got it off the trailer (they are going to have a space to fill in the morning!), and I took it to the local car wash and sprayed it off in the dark. I got the door open and it is fairly decent. I think the freezer door part is cracked. I just wish I could find an owners manual or something for it. I am in a small town and don't have any parts places for these. I am also new to this old appliance thing (I'm 22) but I have fixed a 89 PopUp, brought a 57 BelAir back to life fixed newer refrigerators and freezers, washers and dryers and so on... If I can't get this thing running. It would look good with a fresh coat of paint on it. Whaddaya think?!
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pardon my typing, have to do everything one handed!! no matter if the fridge works or not, i have seen them repainted, cleaned up inside, and used for display with the door open!! of course that depends on if you have space in your kitchen!!
one had inside, old milk bottles, and food containers from that time period and vintage aprons hanging from the inside of the door on magnetic hangers!!
dont suppose you would post a pic of that 57 ?? thats my dream car,, the black and white one !!
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Fresh paint sounds awesome! I love Mart's idea of making it a display piece!
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It is a really cool piece and love marts idea too , who says a fridge has to used as a fridge!! veggie bins would be great for socks & underware ;) rings in the egg indentations, deodorant , perfumes on the door shelves, pants & shirts on the main racks ooo this could be fun!! Who needs an old chest with drawers!! would be great in my 8 year olds room with a kitchen table & 1 chair from that era made into a desk for school work!!
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You guys are great!! I was looking online and someone turned an old fridge into a trailer to pull being their vintage car. That was neat (but something I couldn't do!). I will post a pic later of the 57. Better say what most people find to be bad (but I love), it's a 4 door! I know people are always after the 2 doors. Thanks for all the ideas. I am going to mess with it a bit today!
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the ones after the two door ht are more interested in resale value,, i wouldnt care if it had six doors !! have you tried that old fridge to see if it still works ?? those things hardly ever wear out,, they were made to last !! its possible that they just got a newer one and set it in the barn !! a lady gave me a 40`s model frigidare years ago when mine quit running,, she had gotten a new one and didnt need it,, i cant remember how many years i used it, then i gave it to my mother to keep her eggs in,, 10 years later it was still running !!
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Well it was full of goat and horse poop so I sprayed it off. Also the end of the cord is missing. I'm gonna try to get it clean first and then mess with it a bit to see if it works.
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just be careful and let us know !! might be good to vaccum all the dirt out of the motor area !! we bought two 56 chevy`s once out of a pasture,, after cleaning all the dirt daubber nests and carb, airing tires and gassing up,, we drove one home !!
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If everything else fails, sell it to a hot rodder to make a utility trailer out of. They have became popular with that crowd.
(http://www.northwestcoin.ca/hotrod8.jpg)
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Awesome pic, Rauville!
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If everything else fails, sell it to a hot rodder to make a utility trailer out of. They have became popular with that crowd.
(http://www.northwestcoin.ca/hotrod8.jpg)
This is the exact picture I was talking about!
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Excellent idea !!
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Go to instacanv.as/dc_customdesign to see some pictures of the 57. Oh and you can buy canvas prints of my other pictures too!!
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Were you able to view the picture of the 57?
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Were you able to view the picture of the 57?
I looked...and liked it, along with your other photos.
(Was your 57 painted white originally? The reason I ask is that I honestly cannot remember an all white color car from the 50's. Lots of two-tones including my own, but my memory fails me on any pure white cars from the factory. ???)
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Actually no. Not all white. It was surfer green and ivory. Previous owner had it painted. Not sure why.
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not yet got drs appt will look this afternoon!! takes me a while to type !!