They still use gas refrigerators in RV's and places with little or no
electric.

Those old gas friges were loaded up with Ammonia and hydrogen.
Always nice things to have around the house!


On Jun 25, 11:54 pm, ValveJob wrote:
On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:18:47 -0400, mm
wrote:

How prices have changed.

A friend of mine who was on a bomber crew over Japan in 1944/45, told
us how after that he sold major appliances for Gimbels in Philly.

He said that a Kelvinator model, the first one to have side by side
doors for freezer and fridge, sold for 399 dollars in 1945. Isn't
that interesting. You can buy a refridgerator for the same price now,
I think, and a side by side for probably not much more.

An ad was accidentally printed once in the Philly newspaper that said
the price was $3.99, and a potential customer came in insisting on
buying it at that price, but he wouln't sell it to him.

Legally, an ad is an offer for you the customer to make an offer.
Mistakes are not binding. Some stores honor mistakes just because it
****es off too many customers not to and because of the hassel.

My grandparents had a gas refrigerator that had no electricity going
to it. It made ice and kept milk cold.