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Justdroppedin
01-02-2021, 04:34 PM
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nobodyspecial
01-02-2021, 04:43 PM
yea they would last 30-40 years
Now almost disposable
Putski
01-02-2021, 04:50 PM
like the energizer bunny they ran and ran for many years!
The Noof
01-02-2021, 05:10 PM
yea they would last 30-40 years
Now almost disposable

And that's by design.
Letsreg
01-02-2021, 06:07 PM
And that's by design.

It's called "Planned Obsolescence"
dogdayz
01-02-2021, 07:44 PM
Those rotating shelves never became popular. Probably lots of stuff would fall off... broken milk bottles, etc.
Justdroppedin
01-02-2021, 11:03 PM
GE wall refrigerator-freezer — a 1955 innovation

https://retrorenovation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/wall-refrigerator.jpg
nobodyspecial
01-02-2021, 11:27 PM
Good anchors a must....lol
fn59
01-03-2021, 11:14 AM
I'm sure the service guys loved those wall mounts.
SARGEQUANGTRI
01-03-2021, 08:34 PM
GE wall refrigerator-freezer — a 1955 innovation



https://retrorenovation.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/wall-refrigerator.jpg

What's wrong with this picture ? NOT A BEER IN SIGHT !!

Thanx Justdroppedin !
The Noof
01-03-2021, 08:41 PM
What's wrong with this picture ? NOT A BEER IN SIGHT !!

Thanx Justdroppedin !

The beers are in the only working fridge...in the garage.