Please thank Terry for sharing his wonderful collection with others. Between you, Kevin, and Terry, I am appreciating the appliances of my childhood that I took for granted. My parents had a GE monitor top frig--it had little legs and feet. It had a tiny freezer and needed defrosting. The pan that the defrost water melted into was so shallow--like Lake Erie when being emptied. It had a latch handle. When I was a child many children came across discarded refrigerators in the woods and on dumps and sadly got locked inside and died. Eventually laws were passed that discarded refrigerators had to have the doors removed. Those Kelvinator refrigerators are magnificent.
@@cavalcadeoffood Cleaning under the fridge was much easier with them off the floor. Moving today's refrigerators on those wheels that seem to stick is not easy.
Amazing. Everything is so shiny. Love it, unfortunately it also makes me somewhat depressed. Absolutely no planned obsolescence here. American made, and made with components that recycle indefinitely (metals & glass). The innovation is unreal. Thanks for continuing to show.
Wow, how fabulous. It shows that quality and workmanship went into the making of these items. Unlike what we have today, that are just put together and fall apart these held strong through the test of time. Thanks for posting wonderful to see.
Omg! What a tremendous collection, so beautifully laid out! Terry really has found the love of his life. You know, the more you examine or salivate over these marvelous appliances, the more you come to appreciate the ingenuity of the designers & engineers. Those guys must've had a blast creating these pieces. The butter bin was wonderful. Thank you for sharing thos w/ us.
Hi Sallie! The way Terry has things displayed is really thoughtful and attractive. The design of these appliances really show what can be done when you have a team of creative engineers! Thanks!
I love how the fridge handles remind one of the same era's car door handles. And both doors closed with a very loud CLUNK that showed they were made to last. I don't remember ever seeing anything made by Kelvinator when I was a kid. It was all GE, Hotpoint, Frigidaire and Sears Kenmore, so this was all new to me. Can you imagine trying to fit a Food-O-Rama in a kitchen today? Looking forward to part 5.
Hi Jonathan! Seems like certain brands were more popular and common in some regions and not in others. That Food-O-Rama is gigantic - even by today's standards. Thanks so much!
That butter warmer actually went inside of a refrigerator, their would be a outlet inside , then your butter was speading consistency. that range is exactly like the one I made the pound cake in when yall came to my house, Wish i had kept that one.
Hi Hans - I remember that range! I thought it was interesting that Kelvinator made this model that could be used in or out of the fridge. I think Westinghouse had one built into the fridge. Thanks!
In the old days, many companies made their own compressor, Kelvinators was the Polarsphere, Frigidaire was Meter Miser, Norge was Rollator, thesy were all far smoother and quieter than any of the junk made today.
Hi Hans - thanks for naming the compressors these company used. All were very quiet and ran trouble free for years. Nothing made today can compare. Thanks!
Appliance manufacturers. Please take note and bring these features with the same quality!! I have a harvest gold pressure cooker like the avocado green one in this video! So cute!!
Great tour! I wonder if any of those appliances we build at the Plymouth Road facility? I remember passing that facility many times when I was a kid and seeing Kelvinator on the building.
Hi cudaus - yes, a number of these appliances would have been built at the Detroit plant on Plymouth Road. They just tore it down earlier this year. Thanks!
Absolutely fantastic! I'm looking for a vintage fridge but so far coming empty handed. The older appliances had such great style. Would like to find a late 50s early 60s GE top fridge bottom freezer in mint green. Thanks for uploading such a informative and entertaining video.
I don't remember the name of the TH-cam video but they showed the kitchen of a 93 year old woman who passed away. What was amazing about her kitchen was all her appliances looked like they were show room new.
Great Video. I believe you when you said you were in Kevin Heaven. I remember growing up with a Kelvinator refrigerator. My mother would have to defrost the freezer, all the built up ice fascinated me. That thing worked forever. It was in the basement after I left to get married, still working. Present day my appliances don't last , have had the repairman here twice to fix the fridge and 5 times for the dishwasher. All bought at the same time and less then 5 years old. And don't get my going about the stove.
Hi Debbie - you know how well those Kelvinators were built! Yes, too bad the appliances of today aren't made with the same quality. You're lucky to get 10-12 years out of a fridge these days.
These days it's easy enough to soften butter in a microwave for baking using a low power setting. That's probably why they don't make the butter softener anymore. Most of the time I try to remember to bring the butter out ahead of time.
I want one. My husband and I have separate butter dishes as I can not have gluten. Cross contamination. His area for his bread, toaster, etc is on a inside wall. Mine is on a outside wall. So still hard in the winter.
I have noticed that your past couple videos have been looking very blurry lately, and using the stats for nerds function on youtube I have found that your videos are displaying at the resolution 1920x1080 @ 10fps So you should change your camera resolution and framerate back to 1920x1080 @ 30fps It is also possible that you accidently changed your automatic mode on your camera from the "A" to the "S" with a 1/10 shutter speed.
Please thank Terry for sharing his wonderful collection with others. Between you, Kevin, and Terry, I am appreciating the appliances of my childhood that I took for granted.
My parents had a GE monitor top frig--it had little legs and feet. It had a tiny freezer and needed defrosting. The pan that the defrost water melted into was so shallow--like
Lake Erie when being emptied. It had a latch handle. When I was a child many children came across discarded refrigerators in the woods and on dumps and sadly got locked
inside and died. Eventually laws were passed that discarded refrigerators had to have the doors removed. Those Kelvinator refrigerators are magnificent.
Thanks, Bluehill! Those old GE monitor top refrigerators lasted a long time. People liked that they could clean underneath them. Thanks!
@@cavalcadeoffood Cleaning under the fridge was much easier with them off the floor. Moving today's refrigerators on those wheels that seem to stick
is not easy.
Amazing. Everything is so shiny. Love it, unfortunately it also makes me somewhat depressed. Absolutely no planned obsolescence here. American made, and made with components that recycle indefinitely (metals & glass). The innovation is unreal. Thanks for continuing to show.
Hi PLK - yes, these were meant to last a long time, and be repairable when parts failed. Wish we still had that model. Thanks!
Wow, how fabulous. It shows that quality and workmanship went into the making of these items. Unlike what we have today, that are just put together and fall apart these held strong through the test of time.
Thanks for posting wonderful to see.
Hi Peter - yes, these appliances were built to last. Thanks for watching!
Omg! What a tremendous collection, so beautifully laid out! Terry really has found the love of his life. You know, the more you examine or salivate over these marvelous appliances, the more you come to appreciate the ingenuity of the designers & engineers. Those guys must've had a blast creating these pieces. The butter bin was wonderful. Thank you for sharing thos w/ us.
Hi Sallie! The way Terry has things displayed is really thoughtful and attractive. The design of these appliances really show what can be done when you have a team of creative engineers! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful videos Kevin, what a blast from the past and an amazing collection
You're welcome, Suzanne!
The Foodarama is amazing!
It really is an incredible refrigerator - so big!
I love how the fridge handles remind one of the same era's car door handles. And both doors closed with a very loud CLUNK that showed they were made to last. I don't remember ever seeing anything made by Kelvinator when I was a kid. It was all GE, Hotpoint, Frigidaire and Sears Kenmore, so this was all new to me. Can you imagine trying to fit a Food-O-Rama in a kitchen today? Looking forward to part 5.
Hi Jonathan! Seems like certain brands were more popular and common in some regions and not in others. That Food-O-Rama is gigantic - even by today's standards. Thanks so much!
P art 5 coming. Enthralled as much as you are admiring these works of art.
Thanks, ngrng! There are six parts to this series - so much to see!
I absolutely love this collection !
Thanks, Canerican!
Absolutely amazing with all the appliance innovations. Manufacturers today could learn a thing or two!!
Hi Gary! I agree! These are blueprints for making things that last!
@cavalcadeoffood Unfortunately manufacturers don't want to make things last ☹️
Oh yeah! Another episode of RR!!!
Thanks, Andrea !
Thank you, thank you for this series of videos!! I’m in awe of everything. So grateful that some are preserved.
Hi Kathy - glad you're enjoying the series! I'm grateful to Terry for preserving these incredible artifacts of American culture and history.
Growing up in the 50s our next-door neighbor had a big Kelvinator refrigerator that ran off of natural gas. It was a beauty.
Wow! Thanks, John!
That butter warmer actually went inside of a refrigerator, their would be a outlet inside , then your butter was speading consistency. that range is exactly like the one I made the pound cake in when yall came to my house, Wish i had kept that one.
Hi Hans - I remember that range! I thought it was interesting that Kelvinator made this model that could be used in or out of the fridge. I think Westinghouse had one built into the fridge. Thanks!
In the old days, many companies made their own compressor, Kelvinators was the Polarsphere, Frigidaire was Meter Miser, Norge was Rollator, thesy were all far smoother and quieter than any of the junk made today.
Hi Hans - thanks for naming the compressors these company used. All were very quiet and ran trouble free for years. Nothing made today can compare. Thanks!
My fridge, not cheap, just 5 years old sounds like a car driving threw the house at times .
Appliance manufacturers. Please take note and bring these features with the same quality!!
I have a harvest gold pressure cooker like the avocado green one in this video! So cute!!
Hi bbymks - I wish they would restore some of the features these vintage appliances had! I think they dropped a lot of these to cut costs. Thanks!
Thank you for another great video! I'm in love with that food-o-rama 😍😍😍
Hi Veronica - isn't that Food-O-Rama something?
Greatly enjoyed all the videos of the Rambler Ranch!!! Thanks gentlemen🥰❣❣❣
Thanks, Vicki! Glad you enjoy the series!
Great tour! I wonder if any of those appliances we build at the Plymouth Road facility? I remember passing that facility many times when I was a kid and seeing Kelvinator on the building.
Hi cudaus - yes, a number of these appliances would have been built at the Detroit plant on Plymouth Road. They just tore it down earlier this year. Thanks!
Great video - thanks! Kelvinator was a popular brand in SD in those days 😀
Hi KbB - good to know! I know they were fairly popular in Michigan, too. Thanks!
What a great show 😊
So glad you enjoyed it, Charles!
My very first washing machine was a kelvinator I picked up second hand in 1981 I worked great! 😊
Hi Diana! Those are rare finds these days! Thanks!
Absolutely fantastic! I'm looking for a vintage fridge but so far coming empty handed. The older appliances had such great style. Would like to find a late 50s early 60s GE top fridge bottom freezer in mint green. Thanks for uploading such a informative and entertaining video.
Thanks, Corey! There are still a lot of vintage refrigerators out there. The ones in colors are more rare - you'll find one someday!
I don't remember the name of the TH-cam video but they showed the kitchen of a 93 year old woman who passed away. What was amazing about her kitchen was all her appliances looked like they were show room new.
I think I saw that video. It was like the appliances were barely ever used. Thanks!
❤ the old fashioned food mill on the stove
Hi Lisa - those old food mills were great tools! Thanks!
WOW 😮🥰
Great Video. I believe you when you said you were in Kevin Heaven. I remember growing up with a Kelvinator refrigerator. My mother would have to defrost the freezer, all the built up ice fascinated me. That thing worked forever. It was in the basement after I left to get married, still working. Present day my appliances don't last , have had the repairman here twice to fix the fridge and 5 times for the dishwasher. All bought at the same time and less then 5 years old. And don't get my going about the stove.
Hi Debbie - you know how well those Kelvinators were built! Yes, too bad the appliances of today aren't made with the same quality. You're lucky to get 10-12 years out of a fridge these days.
These days it's easy enough to soften butter in a microwave for baking using a low power setting. That's probably why they don't make the butter softener anymore. Most of the time I try to remember to bring the butter out ahead of time.
Hi Robert - yes, these are kind of obsolete now, but it was quite the idea in its day. Thanks!
I want one. My husband and I have separate butter dishes as I can not have gluten. Cross contamination. His area for his bread, toaster, etc is on a inside wall. Mine is on a outside wall. So still hard in the winter.
I had a 1970 Kelvinator gold colored fridge in my 2 nd apartmnet in 2006 in Asheville nc
Hi Michael - amazing that the 1970 fridge was still going in 2006! Thanks!
I saw some Pyrex bowls in there!
Hi Gary - he has all kinds of Pyrex! Thakns!
Wow
Hi Susan - that was my exact word when I saw it for the first time!
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If I make it out there again I will plan on visiting
Thank you for the tour and possibly another thing to see. Great job.
I ordered a double wide fridge and I'm sure they won't last like these vintage appliances.
Hi Thomas - I don't think most of today's appliances are built to last more that 10 or 12 years. They want us to keep buying more. Thanks!
Super duper
Is all that Revere Ware on the stoves?!!!
Hi Andrea - there was a lot of Revere Ware around!
I have noticed that your past couple videos have been looking very blurry lately, and using the stats for nerds function on youtube I have found that your videos are displaying at the resolution 1920x1080 @ 10fps
So you should change your camera resolution and framerate back to 1920x1080 @ 30fps
It is also possible that you accidently changed your automatic mode on your camera from the "A" to the "S" with a 1/10 shutter speed.
Hi tehpanda - I'll check the camera settings, but the videos are formatted to 29.970fps. Thanks!
I like the 50's better
Hi Tamara - that period had great style! Thanks!
Love the red refrigerator, and the butter warmer is neat. Never seen one of those. Another great video!
Thanks, so much 1corinthians!