JUST PICKED UP AN OLD vintage 1950 's HOTPOINT REFRIGERATOR?Need some advice

try to run it on craigslist they sell for $500+ in soso condition, restored they go for $1500+ i belive. parts are valueable. maybe sell on ebay.
http://www.antiqueappliances.com/unrestored.htm
looks like my first estimate might have been a little low.

Oh MAN I did NOT need to know that! I've probably scrapped a dozen without a second thought.

Originally Posted by Junker

Don't feel too bad, Just last year I junked out a 50 year old clock for the gears and such....found out less than 2 weeks later it was worth over $1800.00 as it was to a clock restorer that lived less than a block from me! "Crying and Learning" seems to be my SOP!

Should make that your signature,,,

Man that stinks I remember having one of those in my parents basement when I was a kid. I think my grandmother had it from like 1950 until around 1985. It worked until they got rid of it, only because they finished thye basement and bought a new one. Had the old metal ice trays too, the ones with the handles that you pulled up on to get the ice out.

Dang, I passed on a working 50's era frig that was in very nice condition just recently at an estate auction. I think it went for $35 which I figured was more than it was worth as scrap.

Coulda-woulda-shoulda would make a good sig line for me.

Some of those 50's era fridges had a painted metal interior.

That metal could be either Copper or Brass.

Scratch it, check its colour.
If its a two box fridge the top box liner could be Copper or Brass with the Copper tube lines silver soldered around the casing. (or it could be lead/tin solder, I have found both)

I got NZ$50 for that one single box.

^I posted this last night.
Weirdly, on the walk home I found a old fridge on the side of the road, they'd taken the motor out. The fridge had been in a house fire (hmmmmmm, new source of scrapmetal?)
It had a internal ice box & a quick scrape indicated ..... Its copper...!

I will get a sized photo of it & weigh it up too.
That pickup place yealded me a Copper icebox, 4 fridge motors, 3 CRT Tv's, a little Ali extrusion, Ali sheet & some Copper wire.

And a wheel barrow, which I used to get all of the stuff home (10 blocks on foot)

I have the pic now.
The whole things copper except for the lead soldering & all up, inc tubing, weighed 5Kg, thats NZ$35 or US$27.50 all up.



The image is a bit darker than I'd like, sorry.

Last night I got another fridge motor & a TV Ariel, fun.
The weekends normally uncover about 4 - 5 fridge motors a few CRT Tv's & whatever else someones dumped.

Originally Posted by eesakiwi

I have the pic now.
The whole things copper except for the lead soldering & all up, inc tubing, weighed 5Kg, thats NZ$35 or US$27.50 all up.



The image is a bit darker than I'd like, sorry.
Last night I got another fridge motor & a TV Ariel, fun.
The weekends normally uncover about 4 - 5 fridge motors a few CRT Tv's & whatever else someones dumped.

There you go,,,