Vintage turquoise GE refrigerator

Determining age is kind of tricky on this one, but I'm leaning toward 1958. The aqua interior debuted in '58.

However, if I'm seeing things correctly in the full frontal with doors closed, it appears the fresh food section has a full-length handle. That's a '57 design treatment, at least on the top freezer models. In '58, the fresh food section handle was shorter on the top freezer models.

Maybe it looked weird to have a cut-off handle when the fresh food section was on top, considering the freezer section drawer sports a full-width handle, so perhaps on those models they went with full length. Also, the script on the compartments is the same as on the '57 and '58 models. In the advertisement for the '59, it appears to have changed to block letters and in blue instead of red.

So can the experts advise if Frost Guard was offered in 1958? I agree that it would likely be proudly badged as such if it was indeed frost-free in both sections.

Strangely, I'm sort of enjoying the defrosting procedure with my '57 top freezer model. There isn't much besides coffee beans, vodka, limoncello and "blue ice" packs in the freezer, most of which is contained in a medium sized plastic webbed basket, so tranferring into the big Monkey Wards freezer isn't a chore. I remove the drain cap, place the "Red-E-Defrost" in the freezer, plug it in and shut the door. The freezer is de-iced, defrost water drains through freezer floor and is routed with tubing into the fridge's rear trough, then down rear interior wall to fridge floor, is directed with grooves to the floor drain and drips down into the pan behind the grille. Freezer is wiped out, re-stocked, and fridge is up and running again, all within 45 minutes and with no major muss or fuss. Not bad.


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Post# 526236 6/22/2011 at 12:01 (4,689 days old) by turquoisedude (.)
Checkrate/Likes It looks very nice and the price seems right! CLICK HERE TO GO TO turquoisedude's LINK on Niagara Craigslist

Post# 526434 , Reply# 1 6/23/2011 at 09:43 (4,688 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)
Checkrate/Likes Paul, that would be a nice refrigerator for your basement! Is it a Frost-Guard model?

Post# 526438 , Reply# 2 6/23/2011 at 09:50 (4,688 days old) by turquoisedude (.)
Checkrate/Likes It is a frost-guard, Phil. I can just see those swing-out shelves holding chilled pitchers of sangria now... LOL If I could see the turquoise Westy, Chris just might agree....

Post# 526439 , Reply# 3 6/23/2011 at 09:53 (4,688 days old) by aldspinboy (Philadelphia, Pa)
Checkrate/Likes Paul should I pick this up and bring it down today for yaa not far from me lol.. Darren k

Post# 526464 , Reply# 4 6/23/2011 at 11:43 (4,688 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)
Checkrate/Likes *OMFG!* That's pretty much my ideal fridge, even though I'm not a big turquoise fan. Is that coordinated nail polish??? Spinning shelves! Niagra Falls! Slooowly I turn . . .

Post# 526470 , Reply# 5 6/23/2011 at 12:07 (4,688 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)
Checkrate/Likes That would be a '58 model and the price is right! I didn't think Frost Guard (hot gas system) came out until '61 or '62. I could be wrong, but there doesn't appear to be bearing any badges indicating such. The '62 I found a few years ago has a fairly proud badge indicating it has the system. Looking forward to bring home the old sibling version of this fridge in white, soon to match the '57 stratoliner... Ben

Post# 526571 , Reply# 6 6/23/2011 at 22:02 (4,687 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)
Checkrate/Likes Here's an ad for a 1959 model (June 27 1959). I really like these fridges. Can someone tell me when (and why) GE refrigerators stopped using a hot gas defrost system?

Post# 526586 , Reply# 7 6/24/2011 at 00:00 (4,687 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)
Checkrate/Likes Determining age is kind of tricky on this one, but I'm leaning toward 1958. The aqua interior debuted in '58. However, if I'm seeing things correctly in the full frontal with doors closed, it appears the fresh food section has a full-length handle. That's a '57 design treatment, at least on the top freezer models. In '58, the fresh food section handle was shorter on the top freezer models. Maybe it looked weird to have a cut-off handle when the fresh food section was on top, considering the freezer section drawer sports a full-width handle, so perhaps on those models they went with full length. Also, the script on the compartments is the same as on the '57 and '58 models. In the advertisement for the '59, it appears to have changed to block letters and in blue instead of red. So can the experts advise if Frost Guard was offered in 1958? I agree that it would likely be proudly badged as such if it was indeed frost-free in both sections. Strangely, I'm sort of enjoying the defrosting procedure with my '57 top freezer model. There isn't much besides coffee beans, vodka, limoncello and "blue ice" packs in the freezer, most of which is contained in a medium sized plastic webbed basket, so tranferring into the big Monkey Wards freezer isn't a chore. I remove the drain cap, place the "Red-E-Defrost" in the freezer, plug it in and shut the door. The freezer is de-iced, defrost water drains through freezer floor and is routed with tubing into the fridge's rear trough, then down rear interior wall to fridge floor, is directed with grooves to the floor drain and drips down into the pan behind the grille. Freezer is wiped out, re-stocked, and fridge is up and running again, all within 45 minutes and with no major muss or fuss. Not bad.