General Electric "Monitor-Top" Refrigerator, circa 1934
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The big news in the kitchen during the 1920s? Reliable, affordable electric refrigeration. As more homes had access to electric power, people replaced their messy wooden iceboxes with stylish, low maintenance, enameled porcelain electric refrigerators. In 1930, 10% of households had them -- by 1940, 56% did. General Electric's distinctive "Monitor Top" refrigerator was a big seller in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
The big news in the kitchen during the 1920s? Reliable, affordable electric refrigeration. As more homes had access to electric power, people replaced their messy wooden iceboxes with stylish, low maintenance, enameled porcelain electric refrigerators. In 1930, 10% of households had them -- by 1940, 56% did. General Electric's distinctive "Monitor Top" refrigerator was a big seller in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Artifact
Refrigerator
Date Made
circa 1934
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Home Arts
Object ID
86.45.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of James Ruth.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Color
White (Color)
Inscriptions
on front: GENERAL GE ELECTRIC
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