On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:13:14 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

If the unit still has the serial number sticker, sometimes it says if it's
R12 refrigerant, or R134a. They changed over about 1994 or 1995. Might be
some help.

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"hr(bob) " wrote in message
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My Coldspot/Sears upright freezer is dying. I am trying to figure out
how long we have had it. 30+ years is my wife's guess. Model is
106.628440. The original parts list does not have a date and we can't
find any sales slip or other info. Any idea how to tell about how
old it is?

With a "guestimate" of 30 years, you KNOW it was not R134.

Could very well be R22 though.