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Westinghouse Built In Refrigerator/Freezer, Circa 1957, pink color

By revisann, 5 December, 2007
Description

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Category
Home Furnishings
Medium
metal with plastic interior
Distinguishing marks
Westinghouse Model # BHKA-13, Unit Model# RHH-13
Condition
Fair
Size and dimensions of this item
overall width: 5', overall height: 33.5", overall depth: 22.5"
Date Period
1956-57
Weight
unknown
History
It was offered to my father in 1957 by a branch of Westinghouse in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. They said it was a demo model. My father was designing and building a very unique Frank Lloyd Wright style house, someone at Westinghouse heard about it and offered the refrigerator/freezer demo to him. I have been told that there were only 15 models like this ever made and that one is on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute. It has the original "50's pink" finish. Ours ran for over 45 years. If a new compressor was added, it would still operate.
Price Paid (If known)
unknown
For Sale?
No
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constance

14 years 2 months ago

Re: Westinghouse Built In Refrigerator/Freezer, Circa 1957, ...

Did you ever get an answer?  I just acquired one of these in a house that I plan on demolishing and rebuilding.  Is it worth selling?  I have been searching for hours on the internet, and yours is the only reference to this type of appliance I have been able to find.

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jim hartloff

14 years 1 month ago

Re: Westinghouse Built In Refrigerator/Freezer, Circa 1957, ...

These are really cool, If they where restored they could go for 1500- to 2000 easily.

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