MD
Frigidaire is the Electrolux Group's largest brand in North America. ... In 1926, the refrigerator design was changed to the more familiar all-steel style for which Frigidaire is ... Frigidaire ad - 1940 ... was acquired by White Consolidated Industries, which was then purchased by Electrolux in 1986. ... Electrolux October 16, 2020
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bought a 1950s fridge and a used zenith ( made 1991) color set,,80 bucks cost incl delivery,,in 2003,both still kickin old is gold
STEVEN F
The 1940 freezer was NEVER as efficient as the 2020 freezer was when first built. As for reliability, I suspect the 1940 freezer was more reliable in 1940, but probably isn't in 2020.
Droopy
If your comparing 1940 fridge in 1940 to 2020 in 2020. I'd say 1940 as they built stuff then an it lasted. There still out there running. Can be dangerous but thats only if you climb in a shut the door. (darwinism)
2020 fridge will probably die by 2030 2035.
But fridge from 1940 in 2020 I'd probably take the 2020 but that 1940 one still might out live it. Course if you wanted a 1940 fridge made in 2020 the price would be ridiculously high.
Zany
The skin is thick as a tank and hard to dent, but it uses a heck of a lot more power to run.