1930s
July 18, 2009
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This 1930s-vintage Westinghouse
refrigerator was originally
purchased by my grandparents in
Acton.
It was given a new motor in
the early 1950s when Ontario
switched from 25-cycle to 60-cycle
current.
When my grandparents
passed away, my father took it to
his cottage around 1962.
It was
moved to our cottage as a spare
fridge in the 1980s and has run verywell every summer.
The older style
refrigerators are able to handle
power surges/brownouts and
lightning strikes without damage.
On the May long weekend, I once
again started it up — not bad for a
75-year-old fridge!
Three
generations of the Hassard family
have now used this wonderful
Westinghouse.
- Mark Hassard
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