$400 in Denver.

lawrence

1960s WH built

I was going to guess Frigidaire since it has the ice ejector system.  I thought that was a Frigidaire exclusive.  The handle is identical to the one on our '60 Tru-Cold freezer. 

I can't believe I'm saying this about anything from Ward's, but I'd have that fridge if it were closer and a whole lot cheaper.  I'd need to hear it running, though.  The '65 Frigidaire-sourced Signature top-mount fridge my mom bought from a co-worker with her own money (because my dad was too cheap to replace the '49 Westinghouse) was loud, and it's single cold control was bad at maintaining optimum temperatures in the two compartments.

Hi Ralph, I never saw a Frigidaire sourced Wards ref that early, I don't think that FD made anything for Wards till around 1970, I remember it was a big deal because FD dealers were making quite a fuss because selling FD appliances at Wards at much lower prices really hurt FD dealers.

If it was noisy it was probably an Admiral built ref those things could raise the dead, they were the twin to your beloved Norge washer you had, LOL.

I remember my neighbor behind me bought a 17CF TF ref at Wards because she knew it was a FD but she only paid $300 instead of $400 for the real FD, this was in 1971.

John L.

John, it makes sense that the fridge my mom bought wouldn't have been FD now that you've given me a good reason to think about it.  Their fridges weren't anywhere near as noisy.  Admiral makes perfect sense.  That was a junk brand by the mid '60s, if not even earlier per Mad Men.