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Post# 727867   1/15/2014 at 15:06 (3,724 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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If all goes according to plan, this Deep-Freeze freezer will be coming home with me tomorrow. I saw a thread not that long ago with advertising for the double cylinder model but was looking for more info. I was curious if anyone in the club had either model. Is there any way to ID the year?

I'll post more pics once I get it home. -Cory





Post# 727871 , Reply# 1   1/15/2014 at 15:31 (3,724 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )        
The ORIGINAL!

Deep Freeze, Motor Wheel Products.

Post# 727882 , Reply# 2   1/15/2014 at 16:18 (3,724 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

I have only seen them with the little box for the compressor beside them or between, in the case of the double barrel models.

Post# 727899 , Reply# 3   1/15/2014 at 18:12 (3,724 days old) by Travis ()        

That's cute


Post# 727945 , Reply# 4   1/15/2014 at 22:02 (3,724 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Original Deep-Freeze

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Wow Very Cool Cory, I would love to see that in person, Good Luck with getting it.

I always love seeing the first of anything, it is cool to see the way the engineers designed things before the cost-control folks get involved.


Post# 727955 , Reply# 5   1/16/2014 at 00:06 (3,724 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Congrats on your find Cory! 


Post# 727976 , Reply# 6   1/16/2014 at 01:32 (3,724 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)        

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Hmmmmm...to think every freezer I hear about is called a Deep Freeze when there could only be THIS ONE!!!!


-- Dave


Post# 728028 , Reply# 7   1/16/2014 at 07:41 (3,723 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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In a magazine file somewhere around here I have an ad for these - possibly pre-WWII.

 

My grandmother had a squared cabinet burial-vault-sized Deep Freeze brand freezer as long as I can remember.  


Post# 728242 , Reply# 8   1/17/2014 at 00:35 (3,723 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        

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I think my aunt and uncle had one of those huge Deep Freeze freezers as well. They belonged to one of those freezer clubs where you bought frozen foods and meats in big quantities and had it delivered.

Post# 728264 , Reply# 9   1/17/2014 at 08:16 (3,722 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Well, she made it home in one piece- too dark to snap any pics but we'll see this weekend. I know it was cooling when I bought it, I just hope the ride home didn't disturb the sealed system.

One thing I noticed is that the evaporator is just a short length of steel line that runs back and forth in the "vent opening" area at the bottom. It's secured to the steel "slats" like a heatsink. Pretty cool.

For scale, it comes up to me at mid-chest height so for someone short, they'd have quite a reach trying to get the ground beef out of the bottom!


Post# 728353 , Reply# 10   1/17/2014 at 18:04 (3,722 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

That better be the condenser down there.

Post# 728390 , Reply# 11   1/17/2014 at 20:35 (3,722 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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You're right Tom! I often confuse the two- guess I should stick to the electrons : )

Good news, she cools down quickly and quietly. Here's a voyeur's shot of the compressor..


Post# 728391 , Reply# 12   1/17/2014 at 20:36 (3,722 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Dataplate...

Post# 728392 , Reply# 13   1/17/2014 at 20:37 (3,722 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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The Real Deal!

Post# 728393 , Reply# 14   1/17/2014 at 20:38 (3,722 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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And after a good scrubbing, she doesn't look too bad. I think I like the original patina better than a new paint job.

Post# 728395 , Reply# 15   1/17/2014 at 20:48 (3,722 days old) by 58limited (Port Arthur, Texas)        

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That is awesome!


Post# 728403 , Reply# 16   1/17/2014 at 21:28 (3,722 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Wow Cory! That old thing looks great! Glad it is working ok too.

Post# 728406 , Reply# 17   1/17/2014 at 21:50 (3,722 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        

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The design alone is alluring - I think at my height, 5' 7" , I might have trouble reaching down to the bottom???
Ah, the DeepFreeze step stool - a Norm Abraham project.


Post# 728409 , Reply# 18   1/17/2014 at 22:05 (3,722 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.)        

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Love it. Very stylish!

 

Be sure not to void the warranty by using anything other than R-12!


Post# 728410 , Reply# 19   1/17/2014 at 22:17 (3,722 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )        
And the compressor..

Is BIG enough , that thing will run 50 more years!

Post# 728420 , Reply# 20   1/17/2014 at 22:36 (3,722 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)        

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Perhaps a round mesh basket (galvanized wire?) with a rope or wire pull would be useful for storing items at the bottom of the freezer?


Post# 728449 , Reply# 21   1/18/2014 at 02:10 (3,722 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
that is so retro Cory

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I love it! Not a 90 degree insight!


Post# 728495 , Reply# 22   1/18/2014 at 07:56 (3,721 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        

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Any interior pics?  Looks great Cory.  Was this a Craigslist find?  It cleaned up beautifully.


Post# 728522 , Reply# 23   1/18/2014 at 10:38 (3,721 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        
Cory is a baaaaad influence...in a good way

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...opened my eyes to another vintage area I never looked at before.

I really like your DeepFreezer, in the round...but I haven't discounted the square look...





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Post# 728534 , Reply# 24   1/18/2014 at 11:38 (3,721 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O )        

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It looks like one of those lab freezers where they keep specimens in

Post# 728537 , Reply# 25   1/18/2014 at 11:45 (3,721 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia )        

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petek - only brains and eyeballs :-0)

Post# 728720 , Reply# 26   1/19/2014 at 10:04 (3,720 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Tim, here's an interior shot for posterity. A little rusty but all-porcelain.

I'll keep hunting for a date stamp...


Post# 728744 , Reply# 27   1/19/2014 at 11:30 (3,720 days old) by Lightedcontrols ()        
My Great Grandmother .....

had a square DeepFreeze in her basement when she died in the 60's. It then resided in my grandmother's basement until she died in the 90's. It now hums along in my Aunt's basement and works perfectly. Never had a repair that I am aware of. I think hers was purchased in the late 40's and has a compressor that can be taken apart and repaired if necessary. Where would anyone get parts for that thing today??? Lightedcontrols

Post# 728763 , Reply# 28   1/19/2014 at 13:19 (3,720 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        

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Very nice Cory.  Again you never cease to find a rare beauty. Cool


Post# 738848 , Reply# 29   3/2/2014 at 19:48 (3,678 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        
Deep Freeze Update

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After a good cleaning, and a few frozen food sales I couldn't pass up, we decided to press the Deep Freeze into service. I've had a Kill-A-Watt on the line feed since 4PM on Feb 2nd. At 6PM tonight (March 2nd) I took a reading. The unit currently is set to run -5 to -10F and lives in a 50F avg environment. After one month's usage, total KWH is 21.83. At our all-electric winter rate of $0.05/KwH, this comes to a grand total of $1.09!

I think I can live with that, haha. -Cory


Post# 738930 , Reply# 30   3/3/2014 at 06:50 (3,678 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
O MY

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that is dirt cheap! I should check my 1936 Monitor top for  a month!


Post# 738937 , Reply# 31   3/3/2014 at 07:29 (3,677 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Energy-Star Deep Freeze Freezer

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Cool News Cory, glad it is working fine.

A lot of early freezers, refrigerators and home air-conditioners were very efficient and would easily be awarded the Energy-Star award if they were being sold today.

In the case of Cory's freezer one of the major reasons that it is so efficient is the fact that it is round, and not terribly large in size, the only shape that would have been even more efficient would be a completely spherical ball shaped freezer.

When appliance manufactures first wanted to sell consumers appliances cost of operation was a big concern for people considering such purchases. It was hard enough to get customers to part with hundreds of dollars to buy the appliance, but if was going to cost even a few dollars per month to run that was another matter. You have to remember that the average national electrical cost around the time this freezer was built was around .03 cents per KW, so even in 1949 this freezer would cost a dollar or more to operate most months of the year.


Post# 738939 , Reply# 32   3/3/2014 at 07:50 (3,677 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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That is very cool, and so cheap to operate.  A couple of bio-hazard stickers and you wouldn't have to worry about anyone sneaking off with any frozen Twinkies!

 

My grandparents had a giant Deep Freeze on their enclosed back-porch, I never knew it was a "brand" until much later in life, they were all called deep freeze.


Post# 834708 , Reply# 33   8/1/2015 at 06:38 (3,162 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        
Cory,

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please update us on how the DeepFreeze is doing after 1+ years in service.


Post# 834720 , Reply# 34   8/1/2015 at 10:55 (3,161 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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It was going strong in mid-June when I visited.

Post# 834849 , Reply# 35   8/2/2015 at 16:06 (3,160 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Hey Tim!

Yep, it's still our #1 freezer. Keeps everything ice cold and is currently loaded to the lid. With this humid weather it's starting to get an even layer of frost on the inner cylinder, but nothing to be concerned about. Once the weather turns this fall I should give it its first defrosting.

Seriously. This thing was built to last. -C


Post# 834924 , Reply# 36   8/3/2015 at 06:21 (3,160 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        

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Glad to hear it Cory.  I still can't believe your amazing luck finding this true survivor.  Here is an ad from Life magazine dated 7/29/1946 showing your model.



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Post# 899232 , Reply# 37   9/18/2016 at 07:09 (2,748 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )        

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Scroll down to page 104 for the ad.


Post# 1075909 , Reply# 38   6/5/2020 at 16:01 (1,391 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)        
I HAVE A FREEZER

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I bought a Frigidare Freezer in 1999. It's 20 cubic foot and is been in use since the very first day, It only gets a small ring of ice on top, and is easy to chip off. I refer to it as my Jeffrey Dahlmer Cadaver box. Never a repair, and its manual defrost. Best investment I ever made.
Hugs,
David


Post# 1075966 , Reply# 39   6/5/2020 at 23:46 (1,391 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)        

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Me too.

 

I got a Kenmore 14 cu ft chest freezer about 15 years ago. I like it. Has the flash defrost feature, which makes defrosting go by rather quickly (once the freezer has been emptied, that is). I wind up defrosting it about once a year, at which time stuff at the bottom can be evaluated whether to use right away, toss, or move to top. I also have a Food Saver vacuum sealer which seems to add a year or more to the usable life of the item.

 



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