@@barebarekun161 they kept things simple, and the materials and design were so well made. It doesn't break because there's nothing to break, and the materials it's made of don't break.
Yup. Companies found out that quality products don't keep the company afloat that's why they build to them to fail now. Too many businesses actually FAILED because their products were too good and though their sales were good and had loyal customers, nobody needed to come back for repeat business because nothing needed to be replaced because of the amazing craftsmanship. This caused them to fail in the end. Big businesses today caught on like 30 years ago and started diminishing quality. So sad. I wanted to buy a riding mower from the company who made my push mower and found out they went out of business.... Makes since since I never had to replace it in several years and due to some bad situations it actually was left out side in multiple seasons/ Weather (not by choice mind you) and with a little oil and gas it fired right up with no issues. No surprise, sadly, the people who made this monster went out of business.
That refrigerator door sound when it closed was like a quality automobile door sound closing. Solid. And that compartment for the vegetables was genius.
When we moved into the house we live in now, about 2010, it had a brand new refrigerator. The seals broke down in no time and we spent at least 5 years (or longer) with a refrigerator that had mold on the seals due to I don't know what. My husband kept putting off and putting off and putting off buying a new fridge until about 3 years ago. Because of the cost. It is okay but it's probably the same quality as the one we had to get rid of. I'd LOVE that 1956 Frigidaire!!!!
So you got a faulty piece that was immediately exchanged for free because of the mandatory warranty, big deal, champ - I would bet that exchange one is working nicely to this day, but you won't mention it because it doesn't fit your narrative, lol.
our huge chest freezer from the 70s died finally six months ago. It was such a champ! Still have a working fridge from the same times that is still going strong though!! x
@@michaels.330 and the quality build is suck as hell, many power usage to double the bills and trust me, when I saw big refrigerator at someone home usually empty as hell or half been used and the rest is empty And who the hell bought a big ass fridge that could fit tons of food that could feed 2 families, what you gonna fill it if you just one person at home? I bet it's just filled with dead flies lol
I intend to one day start a company where all the products are made “like they used to”. High quality everything, easily repairable, made to last with no strings attached. I genuinely believe there is a market for such products. Products that don’t insult the customer for choosing a base model instead of a premium one because every. single. product. Will be engineered to the same standard and using the same passion. The products certainly won’t be cheap, but they’ll be made to keep working, and working, and working. Because idk about everyone else, but I’m tired of all these products made by companies who don’t care about the longevity of their products in the long run, who just make products just for the sake of pumping them out and making a sale. I’m tired of stuff breaking all the time due to bad designs. I want to make products that I’d genuinely prefer to use myself. I want to make a brand that respects every customer by delivering a product with a level of quality and attention to detail that immediately lets them know they’ve made the right choice.
I'm betting it's not. lol That was probably a mock-up fridge with no to little internals. Strictly for show. Now if you're talking about fridges "like" the one in the video then you're probably right.
Because it would likely still run. I've had 6 year old fridges take a crap due to some circuit board. My parents have a 1950's fridge they bought used in the early 60's, and it's never once been worked on, and is still ice cold today. Try to buy a fridge today that works in 2060.
The shelves are now all plastic. You can't bring it halfway and pick things. Also, the compartments for butter and the detachable one with vegetables that allows you to snatch the whole thing, that's really neat! It's no longer in existence. And like others have mentioned, you'd be lucky if your fridge runs for 5 years today.
A modern fridge company needs to make a 2020’s version of this. It was so much more practical. I like being able to slide out the compartments and completely take out the fruit compartment
AND ... you didn't need an "Extended Warranty" ... we didn't even know what that was back then. Anything you bought just worked forever. The refrigerator we had when I was 5 years old was still working for my mother as a back up fridge in the basement when I was 30 years old. Today when they encourage you to buy an extended warranty they are frankly admitting that their stuff is junk and it may not even last two years.
It's not that. Pretty much all devices/appliances are made to break after a certain amount of time by design. Whether it's a phone, fridge, radio, washing machine or ATM...it's all the same. Just one big monopoly to squeeze more out of the pockets of humans not in the top 1% of wealth.
So true. Refrigerators, Stoves, Washing Machines, everything lasted a very long time! I have an electric clock and toaster that belonged to my Grandmother and they still work. Today we have sadly become a throw away society and it is destroying our universe.
@@maximusstorm1215every device will eventually break after a given amount of time Even if not by design it’s just how material works But items from the early 1900s would last a lot longer relatively speaking to ones made in 2020
My best friend died of cancer a little over a year ago, and had tons of vintage appliances and everything, his wife let me take one of these home. I only had to buy one ice cube tray, and the refrigerator still works!!! Mine needs a paint job, (sea foam green)and a door gasket,but now it is complete with all of its parts, and I’m amazed how nice it is. To see it in person is really something.
As long as it works reliably, I’m not concerned about how much energy it takes to be honest, small older fridges like this 12 cubic foot fridge don’t take much to run if the compressor is healthy and thermostat works. Thanks
I don’t need a fridge to connect with the Internet. I need a fridge with actual useful features like this one. Why don’t all fridges do this? It can’t cost that much to have a drawer that slides out for God’s sake.
Where the hell has this fridge been all my life?? Now I have one that makes a DEATH sound for 14 seconds every 20 minutes that almost gives me a f*cking heart attack every single time!
wow....shelves that pull out.....see through hydrator,........new refrigerators are total junk. When my 91 year old mother replaced her 1963 Frigidare "after FORTY YEARS" she paid a fortune for her new one and every time I pull out a drawer it feels like the parts are about to snap any second
@@streetofdreams4538 Yeah, and the Hotpoint fridge I bought just two years ago.....the gasket with magnets inside (around the door) is already starting to crack. My moms 1963 model lasted almost a "half a century" and never cracked.
Compared to what is available today, this Frigidaire is a Lexus of perfection. What Samsung and LG produce is not anything like this was. Even what Frigidaire produces today is nothing at all like this was. We have lost a lot of quality in appliances.
Many appliances up until the 80's were built by the same companies that made cars. Frigidaire (GM). Kelvinator (AMC), Philco (Ford). Chrysler never made refrigerators, but they did make air conditioners. Even International Harvester made refrigerators back in the day.
There’s a dude on TikTok that has a vintage Westinghouse washer and dryer. And a 50s era fridge. Just fix it up a little and it works like new. Now every thing breaks in months
that's because companies purposely make their product break/stop functioning to get consumer to purchase new product to support the economy. Imagine if every family just buys 1 fridge, 1 washer and dryer in their whole life span, companies wont be able to sell that many products if nothing ever breaks.
I remember all the things we had back then were 10 times the quality and had more functions than we have today. My kitchen stove is a 1954 O'Keefe & Merritt and my refrigerator is a 1960 General Electric. We had a Curtis Mathis console TV with a HiFi stereo. I am so thankful I grew up back then and not today.
Wow. The Golden era of the USA. When we manufactured great products, when everyone could afford to buy a house, when the family unit flourished. The good old days when the American dream was within everyone's reach.
Nowadays, thanks to sensitive motherfuckers, I can't stop thinking about the "atrocious things" that America had done to blacks when I see something beautifully done in the 20th century. Yea, it was terrible. But Asians, Hispanics, etc. Had it too. I get it, we should remember and never forget. But I wanna keep the good vibes, I don't want to focus on the dark side of it. I wanna focus on the bright side. This era of the USA, was indeed golden.
@@fortheloveofnoise At some point the Democrat Party made a calculated decision to blame others for their sins thereby reshaping public perception. I'm pretty sure if most people were queried on the street at random, the majority of them would not know the Democrat Party fought for slavery, not against it. The Democrat Party was neck deep into the Ku Klux Klan, not the Republican Party. The Democrat Party, with Biden at the forefront, promoted segregation of the races. In modern times, the Democrat Party has enacted many policies that enslave modern day minorities. Everything from child labor and human trafficking through open borders, to enslavement of blacks through destitute poverty, policies that encourage single parent homes, welfare that barely provides sustenance and holds many back from being productive and independent. It is the Republican Party that seeks to treat everyone with equal respect and dignity, and encourages a society that provides equal opportunity for everyone. Having said that, JFK is my all time favorite President. He was not part of that majority wing of the Democrat Party that favored racism, Communism, etc. And "they" killed him for it......in the South of course.
Refrigerator Manufacturers in 2022: "let's make a 'smart' fridge that texts you your shopping list when it senses you running out of things." Consumers in 2022: "can we have that 1950's fridge with the vegetable box in the door instead?"
Not only was refrigerators better. Stoves were to. I had one that you had an oven that you could set lock and it would cook your meal, turn off when done and keep it warm.. it had a deep pot built in set and leave and it would slow cook and turn off when done. I could put a meal together and go out and come home to a cooked warm meal. It also had a side broiler that lifted up with a built in tray. It was a wonderful stove It did everything and ques what no clutter of appliances setting every where, or needing storage room to put them away! Would i go back to those stoves and refrigerators? OH YEAH IN A HEARTBEAT ❤
Most people tend to look at the past with rose colored glasses, they will remember the good forget the bad, and bitch about how everything was better back then, I am NOT one of those people, but quality of manufactured products was much better back then, refrigerators, Washing Machines, even cars were generally made to last. give you a few personal experiences, we purchased a house in the mid 90's, that was last remodeled in the 70's, looked like a studio set from that 70's show, green carpet , green refrigerator, plywood paneling, you name it. the fridge we used as a second fridge, purchased a new one. well the new fridge died a few years later, we purchased another, that started rusting out a few years. the original fridge, still working like a charm, no rust. working proudly in all its green glory. same can be said for a few Window air conditioners, one in the garage, other in guest room, I think these are much older, one from the late 60's, noisy, but they work. I remember as a kid people putting refrigerators outside, and washing machines out in the open, they could get rained on. and lasted decades without rusting, today's garbage starts rusting in a few years. I guess there is no profit in making an appliance that will last 40 years.
+Ryan West Agreed, products were built to last then.... I remember my mom & dad replacing their old Frigidaire fridge and stove from about 1953, even though they still worked, for new ones abound 1975, just because they wanted a change.... guess what, I STILL have & use that stove, works like a charm..... I also kept a 1970 TV from my childhood, still works, but I don't use it because nowadays you need a cable box, but, I still use a TV that's from about 1982, still going strong- in the meantime, everyone I know has had to replace SO many TVs and other appliances over & over, and my antiques have outlived them all...also, I keep an antique rotary phone that works great, for the times my new phone or cell phone konks out.... heheh :-D
Agreed! My stove is from the Catalina company. I paid $10 for it from a lady at church. It is from 1955, and works like a charm. We had our refrigerator worked on one day, and the repair man meandered his way to the stove to tinker with it. He said I should never part with it. :)
My parents have a 1950's fridge they bought used in the early 60's, and it's never once been worked on, and is still ice cold today. Man I love the sound of the unlatching mechanism when you open it, and the satisfying thud when it closes.
This fridge is 100% proof that it really is possible that the technology to get to the moon could have been lost. Why don’t we have a fridge like this anymore?
My grandparent had those kind of vintage refrigerator and it still works after 50 years ! while our "SMART FRIDGE WITH DIGITAL INVERTER" broke after 5 years !
Yea! My parentd have a National fridge made in japand got in the 80s that thing still keeps going on and on still chills well. Got a toshiba made in thaliand non inverter one in 2007 that just hit the bucket this year. Took a bosch one now but i doubt it will work as long as the national one will.
We had this precise one in my house from the time I was an infant to the time I was in high school. It never failed but my mom said she was embarrassed to have the old one when her friends had the new side by side with water and ice dispenser and gave it away. The new one started failing in a few years and the shelves and drawers were not as sturdy. If there's something that was better from the 40s and 50s it is how sturdy the appliances and engines were. Same with the old tractors and jeeps, could go for 100 years.
My grandmother had one of these it was very cool. Too bad it doesn't show the copper and chrome herringbone on the top part of the door. The handle was cool because you pulled down on the top part or up on the bottom to open. The neat door compartments, but the best was the pull down crisper. It wasn't real big, but you could see and get everything easily, no digging around needed.
They made everything cheap made but more expensive they exploits us even the toys feel like cheap and are made with cheap plastic I have toys from the 90s that feel thicker than the ones now and have less features
My grandparents purchsed this model after building their new home in town after leaving the farm. I spent summers with them but my grandmother was a very clean and strict woman and getting in the icebox for any reason without permission was not allowed. We ate 3 meals per day at exact times and only rarely got a treat or snack in between. The point is I remember this icebox but very little. It is the only one they owned in the new home and my grandmother passed in 93 so she enjoyed it 40 years and my grandfather continued to use it until his passing in 2002. It was still humming along then. My father their only child told me he was fearful to move it for fear it would stop running. I know he eventually moved it but unsure where it went. My parents and I live a thousand miles from the farm community where originally from. As a kid I realized my grandparents home was filled with beautiful things but never gave thought to an icebox. My parents had much more modern appliances.
Only wish there was a way to combine the best aspects of modern fridges with old ones. Have the practicality and durability of the old ones, but with the more energy efficient fridges that we have today.
OMG, such simple, yet great features-wish it could be adapted to modern day tech as far as using less electricity/ozone, etc. I, too, would buy one~ thanks for posting!
In 1955, General Motors wanted Bess to do for Frigidaire what Betty Furness was successfully doing for Westinghouse.....and for several years, she "pitched" their refrigerators and other appliances.
My 10 years son saw this commerical and said "When the past is the future " I contacted Electrolux and talked to them to rebuild the fridge They said that'they have noticed the millions of views the video has gathered. So i hope they make it again. At least i know i tried to talk to them. I said Please build it and we will buy it.
1956: This fridge is beautiful 2022: This fridge is beautiful 2030: This fridge is beautiful 2135: This fridge is beautiful 9100: This fridge is beautiful 10000: This fridge is beautiful
Back when all things were built with pride. Everything was built better with longer life expectancy. But soon greed took over and everything became disposable. A 50 year old bought a refrigerator for life and they got it. No extended warranty needed. It was a setup for the predetermined failure. My grandfather had a refrigerator made by Fridgidare and a stove made by Philco. Both purchased new in 1957. When he died in 2015, they both worked as expected. We ended up selling them to a 50s themed diner and they are still in use today. If they ever do break down, finding parts may be impossible. The only reason we sold them. We thought they were going to be display pieces. But they are working displays. Makes me very happy to know that.
all the sections in the refrigerator are so perfectly assembled. More spacious than today's refrigerators that costs over 20k also. They just provide you the appearance and with no special features inside.
Nowadays we can make awesome TVs and mobile phones and we also have internet that allows us to watch anything or do anything anywhere. Back in the old days, it was a fridge that could last a lifetime.
As a child, I remember my older relatives all called their refrigerators Frigidaire. I guess that's the first brand they owned. My grandfather still called it an icebox. LOL
bruh no way that we went from this masterpiece to the trashabgs we have today the only goodthing about new fridges is that you can dispence ice + more room but - all the amazing features
As a 60-something; I remember the folks had a Frigidaire fridge of that vintage and a washing machine. Purchased used before my time. Both were operational thru to mid-80s. Appliances now have a built-in life of a lot less time. Sad and f***ed up.
I want a cold pantry! Joking aside, I have an old GE fridge (40s or 50s not sure) that I pulled out of an old trailer in a junk yard. Plugged it in, still works. Still keeps the fridge section at the right temperature. However, I think it's missing some parts in the freezer section because it will not keep anything frozen. Everything else on it still works, uses very little electricity, and very quiet. Imagine in the year 2070 pulling a modern fridge from an old house and trying to get it to work. Even if by some miracle it worked, everything would be brittle and would crumble at the slightest touch due to all the plastic. Plastic is cheaper, but I prefer all metal construction.
These products emerged just after World War II. During those tough times, most engineers became highly skilled artisans due to the wartime requirements. However, engineering skills have declined over the past seven decades.
![[4k, 60fps, color] (1949) Grandma's kitchen organization hacks.](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ur3aS6KTL04/mqdefault.jpg)
Literally better than any fridge I’ve seen today. Probably lasted for 40 years, too.
@@barebarekun161 they kept things simple, and the materials and design were so well made. It doesn't break because there's nothing to break, and the materials it's made of don't break.
My parents bought a Whirlpool refrigerator in 1955 and it was still working in 1999 when the property was sold.
Yup. Companies found out that quality products don't keep the company afloat that's why they build to them to fail now. Too many businesses actually FAILED because their products were too good and though their sales were good and had loyal customers, nobody needed to come back for repeat business because nothing needed to be replaced because of the amazing craftsmanship. This caused them to fail in the end. Big businesses today caught on like 30 years ago and started diminishing quality.
So sad. I wanted to buy a riding mower from the company who made my push mower and found out they went out of business.... Makes since since I never had to replace it in several years and due to some bad situations it actually was left out side in multiple seasons/ Weather (not by choice mind you) and with a little oil and gas it fired right up with no issues. No surprise, sadly, the people who made this monster went out of business.
Yeah.
Absolutely true it would last more than 50years too
A modern day fridge with all these features would cost over 10k.
So true
Probably so, but, I'd still love to have one!
Omg ikr
800$ in india.
More like 2-3k, but still too much
How can I get a fridge just like that? It's total perfection. I love the veggies in the side door. Brilliant!
I have one... it still runs and is beautiful! And, I got it for almost nothing.
i want this exact fridge so badly. i wish frigidaire would get a clue & make them!
Idk about that, I might accidentally stop my parents from being born on accident…
@@AnthonyWilliams-li5mz
I don't think there's room for this one in the DeLorean. ☝️🙁
@@76marji My Dad used to get GM discounts back in the 1960's by being a GM employee. Frigidaire no longer GM.
That refrigerator door sound when it closed was like a quality automobile door sound closing. Solid. And that compartment for the vegetables was genius.
GM owner Frigidaire back then. I suppose the door design was taken from the car designs.
ya and of course so many bottle babushka cant get bored for hours
We bought a new fridge and the freezer door broke within the first week. Meanwhile, my dad's fridge from the 70s is still going strong.
When we moved into the house we live in now, about 2010, it had a brand new refrigerator. The seals broke down in no time and we spent at least 5 years (or longer) with a refrigerator that had mold on the seals due to I don't know what. My husband kept putting off and putting off and putting off buying a new fridge until about 3 years ago. Because of the cost. It is okay but it's probably the same quality as the one we had to get rid of. I'd LOVE that 1956 Frigidaire!!!!
So you got a faulty piece that was immediately exchanged for free because of the mandatory warranty, big deal, champ - I would bet that exchange one is working nicely to this day, but you won't mention it because it doesn't fit your narrative, lol.
@@YamiKisaraI think his point is that they don't build them like they used to
I think his point is exactly what he said two birds and car smelt a cheese with three stones and didn't find anyone for help because it was hard work.
our huge chest freezer from the 70s died finally six months ago. It was such a champ! Still have a working fridge from the same times that is still going strong though!! x
I have to admit this refrigerator is more genius then most modern fridge
No it's not. It's just loaded with compartments as opposed to modern ones being more wide open spaces on shelves.
@@michaels.330 and the quality build is suck as hell, many power usage to double the bills and trust me, when I saw big refrigerator at someone home usually empty as hell or half been used and the rest is empty
And who the hell bought a big ass fridge that could fit tons of food that could feed 2 families, what you gonna fill it if you just one person at home? I bet it's just filled with dead flies lol
@@monobiteme6014hope you get help soon. Getting angry over a vintage refrigerator just because it's better than now.
@@monobiteme6014 You and the other cunt must live a pretty sad life!
Stop telling lies😣😤
I intend to one day start a company where all the products are made “like they used to”. High quality everything, easily repairable, made to last with no strings attached. I genuinely believe there is a market for such products. Products that don’t insult the customer for choosing a base model instead of a premium one because every. single. product. Will be engineered to the same standard and using the same passion. The products certainly won’t be cheap, but they’ll be made to keep working, and working, and working. Because idk about everyone else, but I’m tired of all these products made by companies who don’t care about the longevity of their products in the long run, who just make products just for the sake of pumping them out and making a sale. I’m tired of stuff breaking all the time due to bad designs. I want to make products that I’d genuinely prefer to use myself. I want to make a brand that respects every customer by delivering a product with a level of quality and attention to detail that immediately lets them know they’ve made the right choice.
Do it 🤘
Please do it!!
Please tell us when you open that company - I'll be your first sale my friend.
I'm willing to bet that the fridge used in this video is still working to this day
and furries didnt spend millions of dollars for worthless sticks
I'm betting it's not. lol That was probably a mock-up fridge with no to little internals. Strictly for show. Now if you're talking about fridges "like" the one in the video then you're probably right.
@@mrdrsirmasterlordkingwargodoft What?
@@mpmarvin999because it makes more sense to build a mock-up fridge instead of just using a normal one, lmao, look at this donut
@@YamiKisara point … over … head
why is this better than today's refrigerators?
Planned obsolescence.
Planned obsolescence should be illegal.
how is it better? please explain further. My fridge does all this and much more... and its bigger than this too.
Because it would likely still run. I've had 6 year old fridges take a crap due to some circuit board. My parents have a 1950's fridge they bought used in the early 60's, and it's never once been worked on, and is still ice cold today. Try to buy a fridge today that works in 2060.
The shelves are now all plastic. You can't bring it halfway and pick things. Also, the compartments for butter and the detachable one with vegetables that allows you to snatch the whole thing, that's really neat! It's no longer in existence. And like others have mentioned, you'd be lucky if your fridge runs for 5 years today.
Features like that should come back with new technologies...
Actually they should come back with old technology because they didn't break after a few years.
@@Puschit1 companies make them easier to break nowadays on purpose so you buy from them again and again
We should just use the old original stuff rather than buy the new temporary stuff.
@alaskacosplay if you can find the original old stuff and it's not rusted, corroded, broken to all hell
New fridges made the old fashioned way but with non corrosive metal would be the bomb!
A modern fridge company needs to make a 2020’s version of this. It was so much more practical. I like being able to slide out the compartments and completely take out the fruit compartment
I don't need an Ipad on my fridge door! I need a shelf that pulls out so things don't get pushed to the back and forgotten. Bring back Frigidaire!
I agree.
Yes!
AND ... you didn't need an "Extended Warranty" ... we didn't even know what that was back then. Anything you bought just worked forever. The refrigerator we had when I was 5 years old was still working for my mother as a back up fridge in the basement when I was 30 years old. Today when they encourage you to buy an extended warranty they are frankly admitting that their stuff is junk and it may not even last two years.
It's not that. Pretty much all devices/appliances are made to break after a certain amount of time by design. Whether it's a phone, fridge, radio, washing machine or ATM...it's all the same.
Just one big monopoly to squeeze more out of the pockets of humans not in the top 1% of wealth.
So true. Refrigerators, Stoves, Washing Machines, everything lasted a very long time! I have an electric clock and toaster that belonged to my Grandmother and they still work. Today we have sadly become a throw away society and it is destroying our universe.
@@maximusstorm1215every device will eventually break after a given amount of time
Even if not by design it’s just how material works
But items from the early 1900s would last a lot longer relatively speaking to ones made in 2020
I’ve got an old tv, it’s still working after 30 years
My best friend died of cancer a little over a year ago, and had tons of vintage appliances and everything, his wife let me take one of these home. I only had to buy one ice cube tray, and the refrigerator still works!!! Mine needs a paint job, (sea foam green)and a door gasket,but now it is complete with all of its parts, and I’m amazed how nice it is. To see it in person is really something.
What about energy consumption?
As long as it works reliably, I’m not concerned about how much energy it takes to be honest, small older fridges like this 12 cubic foot fridge don’t take much to run if the compressor is healthy and thermostat works. Thanks
@@michelles2392 The one person with a heart.
Rip
@@michelles2392 bro referenced a rapper
I don’t need a fridge to connect with the Internet. I need a fridge with actual useful features like this one. Why don’t all fridges do this? It can’t cost that much to have a drawer that slides out for God’s sake.
the features are freaking awesome....specially the vegetables door
I can't wait for this to hit the market!
My pupils dilated. I’m sure this fridge will already outlive our grandchildren who will also appreciate all these features.
Out of all the refrigerators I seen today, this one is by far hands down the goat of refrigerators
Where the hell has this fridge been all my life?? Now I have one that makes a DEATH sound for 14 seconds every 20 minutes that almost gives me a f*cking heart attack every single time!
Mine occasionally makes a sound that is just like *Darth Vader* when he breathes.😅
wow....shelves that pull out.....see through hydrator,........new refrigerators are total junk. When my 91 year old mother replaced her 1963 Frigidare "after FORTY YEARS" she paid a fortune for her new one and every time I pull out a drawer it feels like the parts are about to snap any second
That's because 90percent of things were made of metal and not plastic like now, and not made in China.
Yep, quite a few plastic parts in our fridge have already snapped off.
@@streetofdreams4538 Yeah, and the Hotpoint fridge I bought just two years ago.....the gasket with magnets inside (around the door) is already starting to crack. My moms 1963 model lasted almost a "half a century" and never cracked.
@@streetofdreams4538 Mine too ... but I used super glue to put them back together again, and perhaps amazingly, that worked REALLY well !
Compared to what is available today, this Frigidaire is a Lexus of perfection. What Samsung and LG produce is not anything like this was. Even what Frigidaire produces today is nothing at all like this was. We have lost a lot of quality in appliances.
This old time appliances were built to last. That was before engineered obsolescence was a thing.
Many appliances up until the 80's were built by the same companies that made cars. Frigidaire (GM). Kelvinator (AMC), Philco (Ford). Chrysler never made refrigerators, but they did make air conditioners. Even International Harvester made refrigerators back in the day.
today marks the last day i ever call it a fridge or refrigerator
from now on tis
THE COLD PANTRY
Why does it seem like refrigerators were more useful back then than they are now? A removable produce shelf is awesome!
My mom had one of these, and it lasted over 50 years! That would never happen these days.
There’s a dude on TikTok that has a vintage Westinghouse washer and dryer. And a 50s era fridge. Just fix it up a little and it works like new. Now every thing breaks in months
@@jimmysullivan6054 Westinghouse? That name sounds familiar... isn't he Sir Tesla's benefactor and friend at the time?
All thanks to greedy capitalism ✌🏼
that's because companies purposely make their product break/stop functioning to get consumer to purchase new product to support the economy. Imagine if every family just buys 1 fridge, 1 washer and dryer in their whole life span, companies wont be able to sell that many products if nothing ever breaks.
Inherited my GE from my Mom, still going and 73 years old. It outlived her and she was 100 when she passed!!
The 1959’s was definitely the hight of American innovation.
If there had been equality in that era I would have liked to live in that time period.
This refrigerator is simplicity defined. I wish I could get one like it now. And Bess Myerson is gorgeous.
I WOULD BUY ANYTHING BESS MYERSON ADVERTISED. SHE WAS A GODESS!
belinda williams And she looked so great after having all those kids!!
I remember all the things we had back then were 10 times the quality and had more functions than we have today. My kitchen stove is a 1954 O'Keefe & Merritt and my refrigerator is a 1960 General Electric. We had a Curtis Mathis console TV with a HiFi stereo. I am so thankful I grew up back then and not today.
These refrigerators were built to last. Still in existence to this day.
Even survive a nuke...
Wow. The Golden era of the USA. When we manufactured great products, when everyone could afford to buy a house, when the family unit flourished. The good old days when the American dream was within everyone's reach.
Nowadays, thanks to sensitive motherfuckers, I can't stop thinking about the "atrocious things" that America had done to blacks when I see something beautifully done in the 20th century. Yea, it was terrible. But Asians, Hispanics, etc. Had it too. I get it, we should remember and never forget. But I wanna keep the good vibes, I don't want to focus on the dark side of it. I wanna focus on the bright side. This era of the USA, was indeed golden.
That America, and that world is dead.... ironically filled with a world with even more hate than there was back then.
@@fortheloveofnoise they're lying about the past... don't believe the anti white lies
@@fortheloveofnoise At some point the Democrat Party made a calculated decision to blame others for their sins thereby reshaping public perception. I'm pretty sure if most people were queried on the street at random, the majority of them would not know the Democrat Party fought for slavery, not against it. The Democrat Party was neck deep into the Ku Klux Klan, not the Republican Party. The Democrat Party, with Biden at the forefront, promoted segregation of the races. In modern times, the Democrat Party has enacted many policies that enslave modern day minorities. Everything from child labor and human trafficking through open borders, to enslavement of blacks through destitute poverty, policies that encourage single parent homes, welfare that barely provides sustenance and holds many back from being productive and independent. It is the Republican Party that seeks to treat everyone with equal respect and dignity, and encourages a society that provides equal opportunity for everyone. Having said that, JFK is my all time favorite President. He was not part of that majority wing of the Democrat Party that favored racism, Communism, etc. And "they" killed him for it......in the South of course.
And when everyone was scared the Communists were going to nuke them...
Refrigerator Manufacturers in 2022: "let's make a 'smart' fridge that texts you your shopping list when it senses you running out of things."
Consumers in 2022: "can we have that 1950's fridge with the vegetable box in the door instead?"
Not only was refrigerators better. Stoves were to. I had one that you had an oven that you could set lock and it would cook your meal, turn off when done and keep it warm.. it had a deep pot built in set and leave and it would slow cook and turn off when done. I could put a meal together and go out and come home to a cooked warm meal. It also had a side broiler that lifted up with a built in tray. It was a wonderful stove
It did everything and ques what no clutter of appliances setting every where, or needing storage room to put them away! Would i go back to those stoves and refrigerators? OH YEAH IN A HEARTBEAT ❤
Exactly why we need to Make America Great Again!!
Most people tend to look at the past with rose colored glasses, they will remember the good forget the bad, and bitch about how everything was better back then, I am NOT one of those people, but quality of manufactured products was much better back then, refrigerators, Washing Machines, even cars were generally made to last. give you a few personal experiences, we purchased a house in the mid 90's, that was last remodeled in the 70's, looked like a studio set from that 70's show, green carpet , green refrigerator, plywood paneling, you name it. the fridge we used as a second fridge, purchased a new one. well the new fridge died a few years later, we purchased another, that started rusting out a few years. the original fridge, still working like a charm, no rust. working proudly in all its green glory. same can be said for a few Window air conditioners, one in the garage, other in guest room, I think these are much older, one from the late 60's, noisy, but they work. I remember as a kid people putting refrigerators outside, and washing machines out in the open, they could get rained on. and lasted decades without rusting, today's garbage starts rusting in a few years. I guess there is no profit in making an appliance that will last 40 years.
I want one. Not having to bend and twist every time I need to check the last drawer above the extremely uncomfortable vegetable box? Hell yes.
I just realized that my fridge sucks. Literally the nicest fridge I've ever had, and yet...
Fridges were better then, I'm on the hunt for a restored one.
+Ryan West Agreed, products were built to last then.... I remember my mom & dad replacing their old Frigidaire fridge and stove from about 1953, even though they still worked, for new ones abound 1975, just because they wanted a change.... guess what, I STILL have & use that stove, works like a charm..... I also kept a 1970 TV from my childhood, still works, but I don't use it because nowadays you need a cable box, but, I still use a TV that's from about 1982, still going strong- in the meantime, everyone I know has had to replace SO many TVs and other appliances over & over, and my antiques have outlived them all...also, I keep an antique rotary phone that works great, for the times my new phone or cell phone konks out.... heheh :-D
Agreed! My stove is from the Catalina company. I paid $10 for it from a lady at church. It is from 1955, and works like a charm. We had our refrigerator worked on one day, and the repair man meandered his way to the stove to tinker with it. He said I should never part with it. :)
My parents have a 1950's fridge they bought used in the early 60's, and it's never once been worked on, and is still ice cold today. Man I love the sound of the unlatching mechanism when you open it, and the satisfying thud when it closes.
Ryan West you loved this to come back
I have a working orginal one similiar to that,,it works and in nice condition with owners manual
This fridge is better than any modern fridge I've seen!
I want one 😂 that ice trick was sweet
Bagi yg penasaran, Ini nama kulkasnya 1956 frigidaire. Dan wanita disana bernama Bess Myerson, beliau Miss America tahun 1945.
My dad worked 32 years, for GM, Frigidaire, in Dayton, Ohio
My Grandmother worked for "The Frigidaire" also. Her old appliances were built like tanks!
GM!!! Proudly Stamped Made in the USA!!!
The sliding shelves 🥲🥲
I must have it 🤤❤️❤️
This fridge is 100% proof that it really is possible that the technology to get to the moon could have been lost.
Why don’t we have a fridge like this anymore?
My grandparent had those kind of vintage refrigerator and it still works after 50 years !
while our "SMART FRIDGE WITH DIGITAL INVERTER" broke after 5 years !
Yea! My parentd have a National fridge made in japand got in the 80s that thing still keeps going on and on still chills well. Got a toshiba made in thaliand non inverter one in 2007 that just hit the bucket this year. Took a bosch one now but i doubt it will work as long as the national one will.
We had this precise one in my house from the time I was an infant to the time I was in high school. It never failed but my mom said she was embarrassed to have the old one when her friends had the new side by side with water and ice dispenser and gave it away. The new one started failing in a few years and the shelves and drawers were not as sturdy. If there's something that was better from the 40s and 50s it is how sturdy the appliances and engines were. Same with the old tractors and jeeps, could go for 100 years.
found one another paranormal activities or whatever it does for funds
The woman presenting the refrigerator is Bess Myerson...Miss America 1945
That's interesting! Thanks for telling us!
A fridge with the equivalent features today would likely require a subscription based premium service to keep all of it working.
I still have one of those in the shop. It still works perfectly well.
Wow this has some better features then the fridge now days..
And the quality also looks good..
My grandmother had one of these it was very cool. Too bad it doesn't show the copper and chrome herringbone on the top part of the door. The handle was cool because you pulled down on the top part or up on the bottom to open. The neat door compartments, but the best was the pull down crisper. It wasn't real big, but you could see and get everything easily, no digging around needed.
I officially call BS on my parents saying they had it harder.All this video did was make me hate my current fridge.
I hate that we live in a world now where nearly everything built is junk and not of high quality like this fridge.
This is... AWESOME. WHY DONT WE HAVE THIS ANYMORE?!
They made everything cheap made but more expensive they exploits us even the toys feel like cheap and are made with cheap plastic I have toys from the 90s that feel thicker than the ones now and have less features
My grandparents purchsed this model after building their new home in town after leaving the farm. I spent summers with them but my grandmother was a very clean and strict woman and getting in the icebox for any reason without permission was not allowed. We ate 3 meals per day at exact times and only rarely got a treat or snack in between. The point is I remember this icebox but very little. It is the only one they owned in the new home and my grandmother passed in 93 so she enjoyed it 40 years and my grandfather continued to use it until his passing in 2002. It was still humming along then. My father their only child told me he was fearful to move it for fear it would stop running. I know he eventually moved it but unsure where it went. My parents and I live a thousand miles from the farm community where originally from. As a kid I realized my grandparents home was filled with beautiful things but never gave thought to an icebox. My parents had much more modern appliances.
The meaningless mass exodus from farming communities is one of the silent tragedies of America.
This might sound weird but in really old videos like this the graininess in the audio has sort of an asmr effect on me
I love that you can take the box out to sort things out at your bench top.👍👍
Have my Mom's GE fridge from 1951 - still working!
WOW!
do you know where i can get one?
Awesome
OMG, I want one of these! Brilliant design.
Oh American women were so much more graceful back then.
That was back when "act like a lady" was a thing.
And, "be a gentleman" too. Civility was encouraged.
THIS IS JAW DROPPING-LY FABULOUS! I'D LOVE TO OWN THAT FRIDGE!!!
I’ve exactly this one in my kitchen and he work daily since 10 years.
If you see this in colors, the interior is pink and yellow, look really nice !
My grandma's fridge is freakin 50 years old and it still works.
Only wish there was a way to combine the best aspects of modern fridges with old ones. Have the practicality and durability of the old ones, but with the more energy efficient fridges that we have today.
MC I wanna buy this fridge even in 2024
Far better than many modern day fridge
OMG, such simple, yet great features-wish it could be adapted to modern day tech as far as using less electricity/ozone, etc. I, too, would buy one~ thanks for posting!
In 1955, General Motors wanted Bess to do for Frigidaire what Betty Furness was successfully doing for Westinghouse.....and for several years, she "pitched" their refrigerators and other appliances.
Having the freezer on the bottom makes more sense than freezers on top.
My 10 years son saw this commerical and said
"When the past is the future "
I contacted Electrolux and talked to them to rebuild the fridge
They said that'they have noticed the millions of views the video has gathered.
So i hope they make it again.
At least i know i tried to talk to them.
I said
Please build it and we will buy it.
1956: This fridge is beautiful
2022: This fridge is beautiful
2030: This fridge is beautiful
2135: This fridge is beautiful
9100: This fridge is beautiful
10000: This fridge is beautiful
I'm surprised we didn't get a commercial during this commercial 😂
I wish they still made them like this!
Those refrigerator's lasted for 40 + years today's last 5 years if you are lucky.
Kinseydsp so true.thank God for extended warranties .😊
My fridge is 18 years old
When my folks bought their house in 1956, in "included" refrigerator and freezer. When my mom passed away, they were _still_ working.
Back when all things were built with pride. Everything was built better with longer life expectancy. But soon greed took over and everything became disposable. A 50 year old bought a refrigerator for life and they got it. No extended warranty needed. It was a setup for the predetermined failure. My grandfather had a refrigerator made by Fridgidare and a stove made by Philco. Both purchased new in 1957. When he died in 2015, they both worked as expected. We ended up selling them to a 50s themed diner and they are still in use today. If they ever do break down, finding parts may be impossible. The only reason we sold them. We thought they were going to be display pieces. But they are working displays. Makes me very happy to know that.
Although this ad is 2:13 seconds, this is the best one I’ve seen.
all the sections in the refrigerator are so perfectly assembled. More spacious than today's refrigerators that costs over 20k also. They just provide you the appearance and with no special features inside.
Nowadays we can make awesome TVs and mobile phones and we also have internet that allows us to watch anything or do anything anywhere. Back in the old days, it was a fridge that could last a lifetime.
As a child, I remember my older relatives all called their refrigerators Frigidaire. I guess that's the first brand they owned. My grandfather still called it an icebox. LOL
"Frigidiare"... well, it becamed a general world.
Oh so that’s how those metal ice tray was used. My grandmother ended up passing those down on to my family.
With all the additions they have nowadays, no one is doing roll-out shelves anymore and it baffles me!
I want this fridge this looks better than today’s refrigerator!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂
bruh no way that we went from this masterpiece to the trashabgs we have today the only goodthing about new fridges is that you can dispence ice + more room but - all the amazing features
Hopefully one day I can get a fridge like that.
I would pay SOOOO much money to own a fridge like this. This would save so much food waste too. Frigidaire should bring this fridge back.
WOW this is better than the traditional freezers we have today
I'm crazy about the vegetables box I want a fridge like this!!!
What a great looking refrigerator. I'd like to have one of those today.
really the guys building them now need to revisit the past
That’s built better than my fridge.💀😭
they need to bring these fridges back! it'd be so convenient and helpful too!
this is like my dream family right here I think was born in the wrong decade
I got a 1953 G.E. ...... still runs great.
As a 60-something; I remember the folks had a Frigidaire fridge of that vintage and a washing machine. Purchased used before my time. Both were operational thru to mid-80s. Appliances now have a built-in life of a lot less time. Sad and f***ed up.
Great designed compartments!
Amazing ice Cube drawer!
Wait… why is this fridge better than anything I’ve seen before???
I was just looking at this commercial because it was the year I was born!! Omg!😱 I'm old!😪
I want a cold pantry! Joking aside, I have an old GE fridge (40s or 50s not sure) that I pulled out of an old trailer in a junk yard. Plugged it in, still works. Still keeps the fridge section at the right temperature. However, I think it's missing some parts in the freezer section because it will not keep anything frozen. Everything else on it still works, uses very little electricity, and very quiet. Imagine in the year 2070 pulling a modern fridge from an old house and trying to get it to work. Even if by some miracle it worked, everything would be brittle and would crumble at the slightest touch due to all the plastic. Plastic is cheaper, but I prefer all metal construction.
These products emerged just after World War II. During those tough times, most engineers became highly skilled artisans due to the wartime requirements. However, engineering skills have declined over the past seven decades.
Essa geladeira é melhor que as vendidas atualmente no Brasil.
When you needed a bottle opener for bottles and jars!! Not too many twist off caps in 1956!