Vintage GE 5 Blade 3 Speed Electronically Reversible Steel Box Fan Model F12W23 - 22' FAN - WHITE - ALL METAL EXCEPT FAN BLADE & HANDLE - COMPLETELY CLEANED INSIDE AND OUT TESTED - WORKS GREAT, VERY GOOD CONDITION, HAS A FEW SCRATCHES AND SOME SPOTS OF SURFACE RUST, HANDLE IS ORIGINAL BUT BROKEN IN THE MIDDLE AND I TAPED IT WITH STRONG DUCT TAPE (WORKS WELL), FAN VIBRATES SLIGHTLY ON LOW BUT WORKS GREAT ON MED & HIGH, HIGH QUALITY VINTAGE AMERICAN MADE BOX FAN BUILT LIKE A TANK THANK YOU FOR LOOKING, HAVE A GREAT DAY! This Turquoise/Sea Green 1950s GE Oscillating 2-Speed Desk Fan, Cat. F17S125, remains in good working condition.
Other than a general dusting off, we made no attempts to clean or refurbish this old retro fan, as we sell all our vintage items the exact same way we prefer purchasing them - untampered with. As you can see, the fan exhibits signs of normal vintage wear with random scuffs, paint wear, and some surface rust (primarily on white metal cage). Please carefully review the pics. If you have any questions, please direct us on how we can best identify the answer you're looking for (prior to bidding) so that you're completely satisfied with your evaluation, as this nostalgic Original GE Oscillating 2-Speed Desk Fan is being sold in 'as is' vintage condition.
I think the thing on the side of it was a magnet decal. It wasn't there when we picked up the fridge.
It was being sold by an older couple in a nice neighborhood in a town about an hour from here. Turns out, this refrigerator was in continuous use since it was new.
It was the main fridge in their kitchen for many, many years. When they needed more space, they bought a new refrigerator for the kitchen and this one was put to into the basement as a spare fridge. They listed it for sale because they bought a new fridge to replace their kitchen one, and the old kitchen one was going down to the basement, so it was time to pass this old one on to a new home. As we visited with the gentleman and cleared a path through his stuff to get the refrigerator out of the basement, he said, 'I like you and I know that this old fridge will have a good home with you. Just give me $50 for it.' (Mind you, we hadn't talked price at all, because I was going to give him the $75 and giggle all the way home at the deal we got.) The fridge has lived in our detached garage since then, sometimes with bottled water in it, sometimes empty. It has run perfectly and its only real problem was that the door gasket was hard and cracked and didn't seal well.
Download buku biologi kelas 10. I tried for a while to find a replacement gasket, but was unsuccessful. Last week, on a whim, I searched online again for a replacement gasket.
This time, I came up a big winner. In Georgia restores and sells vintage refrigerators and stoves AND they sell parts INCLUDING DOOR GASKET MATERIAL!!! They even have a on their site to help you decide which gasket to choose for your particular refrigerator, since the ones they sell may not be an exact match to the original. I watched the video, weighed my choices, and placed an order for 12 feet of gasket. A foot and a half more than I needed, but ordered the extra just to be safe.
(Running talley. $50 for the fridge, $75 for new door gasket = still a great deal on a seriously cool refrigerator.) As with most of my projects, I did not take nearly enough photos of this little refrigerator's sad Before condition. It was almost all cosmetic, thank goodness. Lots of basement grime from the previous owners, and garage grime from us. I have tried to find the age of this fridge, but have been unable to so far. Everything I find about determining the age of GE appliances references a system where the serial number begins with two letters (which represent the month and year of manufacture) The earliest date for the two letter system appears to be 1944. The serial number on this fridge is H3019-890 (model number AC-62-CA16).
I wonder if this may mean H=August and 3=1943? It's just a guess. Yesterday I used the contact form on the GE appliances web site to send them the question. I hope I hear back from them. I love this fridge too, and it's because as I said on FB, it is like the one we had in our first apartment in Oshkosh Wisconsin. They certainly don't make them like this any more, and because it's still running, is probably why - GE would have gone out of the new-appliance business long ago!
But you've done a great job restoring it - Is there any end to your talents and what you'll take on? I don't think so! PS: Hope your pie was good- Your husband didn't pay $100 for it, did he?:-) Enjoy the rest of your weekend!! Excellent job! Loved your write up. I too am working on a old fridge that looks exactly as yours but is the HotPoint version of the GE.
Ordered gasket from ColdSupply in CA, custom fit with sealed corners. Perfect fit but as you say a little bit technical to install, needed five more working hands and arms! I have been trying to get technical information for mine as well but that seems difficult to find.
The model and serial numbers you referenced, AC62CA16, are for the compressing unit only, not the cabinet. From my research yours looks to be late '40s or early '50s. Mine belonged to my wife's great grandmother and I now have 3 generations of family expecting the same miracle you executed so well. Thanks for your time and if you have any other identifying info you can share please do.
Respectfully [email protected]. My parents passed away in 2013 and my husband and I are in the process of renovating their house. For the past 50 years this fridge and a matching giant standing freezer (bigger than some of today's refrigerators) have sat in the basement. They were both well used for decades.
The inside of both is nearly pristine but the outside looks worse than yours did. I was just down there today trying to clean the mold/rust from the fridge using Clorox clean up (w/bleach) and superfine steel wool. The steel wool was removing a lot of the pitted rust but also left gray marks all over the fridge.
Will be stopping to get some Soft Scrub before I head down tomorrow. Also read that Naval Jelly removes rust, and am going to give borax mixed with lemon juice a try to try and get it whitened back up again. The fridge and freezer have worked without issue, the best estimate on when my parents bought them is early 1950's. They were married in '52 and moved into this house (our house!) in '64 and both appliances came with them when they moved. We're making both of these part of the finished basement, showing them off and using them! The freezer is huge, shelves galore, the inside of both look like a car from the 50's. Thanks so much for sharing your pics and info!
Thanks, I was thinking it may not come up as white as I'd like it to. The front is pretty white but the sides. I did give the entire thing a good washing w/dawn dish soap, using a toothbrush in the hard-to-reach places, then made a paste of borax/some lemon juice/peroxide. Using just a paper towel I wiped/lightly scrubbed the mixture over the grayed part on the top, let it sit just a bit then wiped it off. A lot of the gray disappeared and it did whiten it considerably.
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Ran out of time but will apply the same (or perhaps a variation using bake soda/peroxide/vinegar) to the sides to see if I can remove the gray left by the fine steel wool. Lots of different things to try (bon-ami, barkeepers friend), each a bit more abrasive. Just want to bring it back as best I can without damaging the paint, not interested in repainting.
We like the 'history' of it! Just sharing for anyone who might be looking to do the same thing. I stumbled across your page because I just bought the identical fridge off craigslist today.
It's really clean inside and out and runs like a top. Anyways I was trying to figure out how old mine is, letter wise mine is an 'AC' too which should mean Jan 46' according to GE's site and the next number starts H1 instead of your H3. Nice work, someone's already repainted mine before and did a half-ass job and did a half-ass job replacing the weather stripping as well. I plan to fix this. I wish that I had taken photos of the process of removing the door liner, to show what I did and to help jog my memory.
From what I remember, I bumbled along hunting for screws and clips and eventually stumbled onto the solution. I think that's what you're gonna have to do, too. Since you have to replace the gasket anyway, it doesn't hurt if it gets damaged in the process. I think I ordered the P10338 gasket. It seemed to be the best, but not identical, match to what I removed from our fridge.
It has held up nicely, and seals pretty well. I'm not satisfied with my work on the corners, though. Getting a good miter with that curved material was tough. It's good enough, and the seal is adequate. Any chance you have pics of the pieces that hold the door gasket to the door? I have a 1954 GE fridge, it was my parent's, and has been in continuous operation since they bought it new, the same year I was born! I love it and the only missing bit is the door gasket and whatever the gasket attached to.
The old gasket had perished completely, and was removed, not by me, as I'd have kept the original pieces. The gasket ws replaced with self stick car door weather stripping. The weather stripping does provide a good air tight seal, but is not attractive.
Sadly, I have no idea what the hardware pieces that held the old gasket on even looked like. Since they are long gone, do you think such pieces could be fabricated in some way from modern hardware, so that a new proper gasket could be fitted to the door? Any information you might have on the hardware would be so appreciated, so far this fridge has run non stop for 62 years and counting. Even the 'it is time to defrost' warning mechanism still works, along with the door mounted butter conditioner. Hope you can tell me something that will help me restore the door properly. Meantime, looks like you did an amazing job on yours!
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Kat, this fridge is still in use in our garage. It keeps a steady 40 degrees, no leaks, no excessive power usage. From what I know, it's been running steadily since it was new in the 1950s. Only not running during moves from room to room in its original home, and for brief periods for restoration and defrosting here at our place. Since you're thinking of getting a vintage fridge, my best advice is to get one that's been kept running.
Sitting idle is the worst thing for a fridge like this. Look underneath the one you're considering and see what's there.
If it's only dust bunnies, I'd say that you're good to go. That's helpful, I have a slightly newer model, it has a butter conditioner in the door, and shelves too.
Taking the liner off would be a bigger job on my door. Any chance you have pics of the actual L brackets that held on the door gasket? The gasket on mine crumbled to dust and at the time, I replaced it with heavy duty sticky back insulation for the edges of a car door. It has worked very well but now I can buy new gasket material, I'd love to take off the insulation tape and replace it with a real gasket. Sadly, I think the original brackets are long gone - I might be able to find something that would do the trick if I had pictures to give me some clues. If anybody has images of the brackets that hold on the gasket, I'd give a lot to see them. My fridge was purchased by my parents in 1954 or 55, and has been in service ever since, everything working and it's a great old fridge, and I love it dearly.
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Vintage GE 5 Blade 3 Speed Electronically Reversible Steel Box Fan Model F12W23 - 22' FAN - WHITE - ALL METAL EXCEPT FAN BLADE & HANDLE - COMPLETELY CLEANED INSIDE AND OUT TESTED - WORKS GREAT, VERY GOOD CONDITION, HAS A FEW SCRATCHES AND SOME SPOTS OF SURFACE RUST, HANDLE IS ORIGINAL BUT BROKEN IN THE MIDDLE AND I TAPED IT WITH STRONG DUCT TAPE (WORKS WELL), FAN VIBRATES SLIGHTLY ON LOW BUT WORKS GREAT ON MED & HIGH, HIGH QUALITY VINTAGE AMERICAN MADE BOX FAN BUILT LIKE A TANK THANK YOU FOR LOOKING, HAVE A GREAT DAY! This Turquoise/Sea Green 1950s GE Oscillating 2-Speed Desk Fan, Cat. F17S125, remains in good working condition. Other than a general dusting off, we made no attempts to clean or refurbish this old retro fan, as we sell all our vintage items the exact same way we prefer purchasing them - untampered with. As you can see, the fan exhibits signs of normal vintage wear with random scuffs, paint wear, and some surface rust (primarily on white metal cage). Please carefully review the pics. If you have any questions, please direct us on how we can best identify the answer you're looking for (prior to bidding) so that you're completely satisfied with your evaluation, as this nostalgic Original GE Oscillating 2-Speed Desk Fan is being sold in 'as is' vintage condition.
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