General Electric "Monitor-Top" Refrigerator, circa 1934
THF193845 / General Electric "Monitor-Top" Refrigerator, circa 1934
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Refrigerator
Date Made
circa 1934
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
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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