Thread Number: 75221  /  Tag: Air Conditioners
Tropicaire Air Conditioner
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Post# 990446   4/12/2018 at 16:08 (2,177 days old) by david81248 (fincastle va)        

I have a vintage air conditioner . It is what I refer to as a console or floor type air conditioner. It has the name Tropicaire on the front ,and a brass tag on the back that indicates it was manufactured by Ace Manufacturing, with an address of Chicago 8 Illinois. There is no model or serial number that I have found. The unit is housed in a solid wood cabinet, with a layer of veener . It sets in the floor and has a metal duct that goes thru the window . It runs off 220 volts. I used this unit for a number of years in the home I used to live in ,and it ran great. It has been in storage for at least the last 10 or 12 years. I recently moved it to my current home in a storage building I recently built. I was wondering if anyone has heard of a unit like this ,or heard of Ace Manufacturing Company . I can furnish photos if needed.




Post# 990522 , Reply# 1   4/13/2018 at 06:53 (2,176 days old) by retro-man (- boston,ma)        

Love vintage air conditioners. Pictures are always appreciated.

Jon


Post# 990550 , Reply# 2   4/13/2018 at 09:33 (2,176 days old) by kimball455 (Cape May, NJ)        
Vintage Air Conditioners

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Here is a great link about vintage air conditioners. It has not been updated in a while but still quite interesting.

Harry


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Post# 990554 , Reply# 3   4/13/2018 at 09:53 (2,176 days old) by david81248 (fincastle va)        
tropicaire

retroman:Will try to get you some pics .kimball455: that link was interesting. there were some old ads that had a couple of units that slightly resemble the unit I have.

Post# 990574 , Reply# 4   4/13/2018 at 13:11 (2,176 days old) by 2packs4sure (houston)        
Can't wait to see it! This one is mine



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Post# 990626 , Reply# 5   4/13/2018 at 19:58 (2,175 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )        
Love them

I use to and still wish I had a 52 Fedders

Post# 990871 , Reply# 6   4/15/2018 at 19:32 (2,173 days old) by david81248 (fincastle va)        
Photos of Tropicaire ac

Here's some photos of my old Tropicaire ac. I was wrong in my first message. The model number and serial number is on tag on rear

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Post# 990920 , Reply# 7   4/16/2018 at 03:02 (2,173 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        

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Wow, that is something, the precursor of todays portables.

Post# 990961 , Reply# 8   4/16/2018 at 11:28 (2,173 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Wow!  That's a really nice unit!!  Reminds me of an old radio console. 


Post# 990988 , Reply# 9   4/16/2018 at 13:22 (2,173 days old) by kd12 (Arkansas)        

The first home AC units were made to look like the cabinet radios of the time. Most of them, especially the very first models, required a water hook up and drain line return to cool the compressor. If you check the bottom of the console, you may find the fittings for a water hook-up.

Post# 990989 , Reply# 10   4/16/2018 at 13:31 (2,173 days old) by kd12 (Arkansas)        
Tropic-Aire

And from what I can tell, Tropic-aire made add-on heater systems for cars in the 1920s/30s. They used the same principle we know today of circulating hot coolant and using an electric fan to blow hot air. Hence the name "Tropic".


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