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Innovative Design Features in This 1963 GE Refrigerator
…that cost almost $5,000 in today's money!
Who knew refrigerators were so fancy in the 1960s? This is a General Electric 'fridge, reportedly from 1963. It's got metal shelves that pivot outwards for access…
…that are easily height-adjustable…
…and apparently plenty strong:
Additionally, there's a deep Lazy Susan on the bottom, with the bins removable for cleaning:
As well as a bottom freezer with a sliding shelf:
Full video:
As you can see by the receipt in the video, this refrigerator retailed for $497. In 2024 dollars, that's $4,982! These days you can buy a pretty good and feature-rich refrigerator for less than $2,000. Perhaps inflation, over the long term, isn't as bad as we thought.
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100 times better than our current Samsung. This has metal!!! shelves!! and the way you can remove the bottom vegetable drawer to clean. Probably much more durable; ous the plastic was breaking a year into using it.
My parents bought this model when I was little (now 67) and I am still using it because I love the features even knowing it probably adds to my electric bill
Actual useful features instead of getting charged an arm and a leg for brushed aluminum rather than plastic?! Only thing I'd want out of this that it's missing is double opening doors on the front; otherwise this is honestly worth the four grand.
My parents bought this model when I was little (now 67) and I still use it because I love the features even knowing it probably uses way too much electricity