{"id":2038,"date":"2023-05-24T20:25:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T01:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2023-05-25T16:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T21:50:02","slug":"i-found-another-fridge-ge-from-august-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/24\/i-found-another-fridge-ge-from-august-1970\/","title":{"rendered":"I found another fridge!  GE from August 1970"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><p><\/p>I found another free fridge on the side of the road.\u00a0 Date code lookup says August 1970.\n<p>I guess this means I can call myself a collector of vintage appliances as I now have quite the collection! Maybe I should put up another shed\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2042\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002238145-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002238145-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002238145-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002238145-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002238145-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002238145-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2040\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002259064-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002259064-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002259064-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002259064-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002259064-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002259064-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I do have the shelves and drawers, but I need to clean them before I put them back in.\u00a0 It was later in the evening when I got this home so I\u2019ll update this post later with more pictures and an update if it works.\u00a0 Also have the metal plate for the bottom of the fridge. I need to let the fridge sit for a day or two before plugging it in (hopefully it works).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2041\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002318947-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002318947-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002318947-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002318947-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002318947-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002318947-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2043\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002250105-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002250105-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002250105-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002250105-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002250105-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_002250105-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fridge was outside in the rain so the sticker is a bit messed up, but here it is.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Assuming it works, this is going to look wonderful in my 1970s kitchen. Right now the fridge is the only kitchen appliance that is not avocado green. (well, almost\u2026 the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/2023\/04\/29\/i-installed-a-dishwasher-general-electric-potscrubber-1200\/\">dishwasher<\/a> isn\u2019t green, but it matches the cabinets with the wooden door).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And finding this fridge reminds me that one of these days I also need to fix up the other Avocado green fridge which is still in the shed. It works but needs a new door gasket.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the picture from 2020 when I got that one!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2044\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20200924_225206825-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20200924_225206825-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20200924_225206825-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20200924_225206825-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20200924_225206825-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20200924_225206825-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Update 5\/25\/2023:\u00a0 it works! And is now in my kitchen<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2047\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_204344063-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_204344063-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_204344063-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_204344063-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_204344063-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.matthewfurman.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/PXL_20230525_204344063-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I found another free fridge on the side of the road.\u00a0 Date code lookup says August 1970. I guess this means I can call myself a collector of vintage appliances as I now have quite the collection! 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