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Post# 753992 4/30/2014 at 22:26 (3,642 days old) by ovrphil  (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Where is the identifying brand label? It's not a Frigidaire, but maybe Amana or Whirlpool? Vintage like early 70's?
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Post# 753995 , Reply# 1 4/30/2014 at 22:41 (3,642 days old) by ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 754000 , Reply# 2 4/30/2014 at 23:00 (3,642 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 754065 , Reply# 3 5/1/2014 at 05:39 (3,641 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Yep!
That's based on an Amana 22; it appears to be a promotional model and slightly smaller than the 22.
It is lacking the garnish trim on the doors that 22's usually had. They were expensive, TOL fridges, highly coveted in their day. Taking that garnish trim off would have saved Amana some serious money over the course of a production run. A 22 in typical trim with the garnish strips is below: 
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Post# 754101 , Reply# 4 5/1/2014 at 08:35 (3,641 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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| Post# 754231 , Reply# 5 5/1/2014 at 17:43 (3,641 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Phil:
I'm aware of at least two Amana 22's on '70s TV, which is where most peoples' familiarity comes from:
Emily Hartley (Suzanne Pleshette) had a Harvest Gold one on The Bob Newhart Show. And in the kitchen of Station 51, Roy DeSoto and John Gage (Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth) used a Coppertone unit on Emergency!. Not that it did anything to improve Gage's cooking.... | ||
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Post# 754236 , Reply# 6 5/1/2014 at 18:08 (3,641 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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| Post# 754251 , Reply# 7 5/1/2014 at 19:12 (3,641 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Phil:
I always thought the use of Amanas on The Bob Newhart Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show was a nice, subtle touch. Both shows were set in the Midwest (something new for TV at the time), and Amana was a preferred "home-grown" brand in the area. Someone knew what they were doing.
And no, Amana was not a sponsor of either show. | ||
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