As technology advances so too do appliances. Before there was the electric refrigerator, the wooden icebox was used to keep food cold – and a large block of ice was placed in a section at the very top of the icebox. When the ice melted, the water ran into a separate pail beneath the wooden icebox that was discarded by pouring the water into a toilet or sink.
In the year 1913 the first electric refrigerator was made, and cooled by air, it was positioned directly on top of the icebox. It was not until 1915, that the first electric was created. Officially it was 1915 that the electric cooling coil was made and the refrigerator as it is known today became a modern fixture to the kitchen in the 1950’s.
What is the Retro Refrigerator?
This kind of refrigerator has the appearance of the 1950’s; however provides all the modern functionality of the refrigerators that we utilize today. A typical vintage retro refrigerator has a marked metal otter frame and genuine chrome trim, and a capacity is 20.9 cubic feet; which today is the same as 14.5 cubic feet refrigerators and 6.4 cubic feet of freezer space. As the parable says, old things have once again become new’, and the same saying applies to the retro refrigerator.
Numerous homemakers have resorted to the 1950’s look for their kitchen and these vintage appliances with contemporary features which are ideal for those domestic devices lovers.
Vintage refrigerators today can be seen in many different colours, such as sky blues, bold reds and even avocado green. Although contemporary refrigerators are designed in such a way that they merge into the kitchen cabinetry or at least have a more subdued color such as brushed stainless steel or just white. These kinds of colors are ideal for the retro appearance in a kitchen as they add a dash of fun, brilliant style to the kitchen.
Vintage refrigerator styles are normally over under freezer models, while more modern refrigerators offer greater variety. As well as over under styles, where the freezer can be at the top or bottom of the refrigerator part, these also come in double door designs such as side by side and French door units.
Features that a retro refrigerator has against a modern refrigerator
Retro refrigerators do not have defrosters or mechanical icemakers in their freezers; these are amenities found only in modern refrigerators amongst others such as water dispensers and other features. Another important feature of the modern refrigerator is that it is bigger than retro refrigerators and thus has far more room inside the refrigerator and freezer sections.