General Electric Refrigerator Compressor

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"Monitor Top" electric compression domestic refrigerator, with compressor mounted in circular unit on top of fridge, by B.T.H. (General Electric), supplied by the International Refrigerator Co. of London, made in the USA, 1934
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Image Description

White illustration of a refrigerator compressor on a blue background
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
3/4 inch
Additional Information

General Electric (GE) was incorporated in 1892, when they acquired Edison General Electric Company and The Thomson-Houston Company. Thomas Edison created the Edison General Electric Company to combine his businesses and to market his incandescent lamp. 

In 1927, GE debuted the "Monitor Top" refrigerator. The device was affectionately called the "Monitor Top" by the public because it resembled a turret on the Civil War gunship, the Monitor. The "Monitor Top" was designed by Chief Engineer Christian Steenstrup. Its unconventional design with it being made out of steel and being placed on top of the refrigerator was popular with consumers. GE is now known to have business in finance, infrastructure, health care, and several other fields.
Sources

Gantz, C. G.E. Top Refrigerator. Industrial Design History. Retrieved from: http://www.industrialdesignhistory.com/book/export/html/148

Thomas Edison & The History of Electricity. GE. Retrieved from: https://www.ge.com/about-us/history/thomas-edison

Tikkanen, A. General Electric. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/topic/General-Electric

 
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