RARE VINTAGE CHRYSLER & KOPPIN REFRIGERATOR & COMPRESSOR 60"w 77"h 27"d FREESHIP

This listing is for a Great VINTAGE Cosmetic Condition FREE STANDING 4 DOOR VINTAGE CHRYSLER & KOPPIN REFRIGERATOR 60"w X 77"h X 27"d MODEL 308-4 with COMPRESSOR as can be seen in the pictures.

We reserve the right to sell it at a very good price because this unit is a rare unit, will be hard to find one in such condition!

We could tell that the internal frames are still made out of hardwood, amazing to find one in such good shape. 

This unit came from a very old Girl's dorm at a Federal University and has always been extremely well taken care of. 

We extracted the old non approved freon gas safely so it wouldn't reach the atmosphere.

IMPORTANT: Buyer will need to install a new compressor with the modern freon gas so as to update and be conformed with the present day freon approved gases, we could do it here but we think whoever buys it would prefer to have a technician install the compressor and the gas according to their own specifications. We do have the compressor though, working perfectly and will include it with this refrigerator, the compressor is actually not used much at all since it came from a big ice storage unit which was de commissioned so buyer will receive a great refrigerator and a wonderful compressor with it, all buyer will need to do will be to install the freon gas and have this unit up and running. Just the compressor by itself is worth at least US$ 700,00.

This is the manufacturer's information about the CHRYSLER & KOPPING company which was formed in 1883 and is STILL in operation TODAY, making customized refrigeration equipment for high end consumers:

The "Tower of the Cathedral of Refrigeration"

If Detroit had never become the center of the auto industry, it would still be famous for one equally important but almost totally forgotten milestone--the invention of the first practical electric home refrigerator unit.

Somehow the more glamorous automobile has overshadowed the importance of this momentous innovation, and along the way these two industries have even become almost inextricably intermingled. The landmark Kelvinator Building on Plymouth Road was once (jokingly) referred to as the "Tower of the Cathedral of Refrigeration," though it was also home to American Motors, and later the Chrysler Corporation.

The transition from being the "Stove Capitol" in the 1800s to making either autos or refrigerators was an easy one, seeing as all the processes, raw material supply lines, and skilled labor force were already in place. Detroit ended up doing both.

Though the first home refrigerator unit was invented a year prior by a guy in Indiana, it was the design developed in Detroit by Nathaniel Wales that was practical enough to become a commercial success. Just like with the automobile, Detroit did not invent the refrigerator--Detroit found a way to perfect it and make it a practical, marketable commodity for the common man.

Walter P. Chrysler created the Airtemp Corp. in 1934 when he was looking for a way to air-condition his glitzy new Chrysler Building in Manhattan (the first-ever skyscraper with A/C). There was the Chrysler & Koppin Co., which doesn't seem to have been connected to Chrysler Motors but nonetheless lays claim to providing early refrigeration in the mansions of several auto barons (such as Fair Lane Estate and Meadowbrook Hall), and still operates today at 7000 Intervale in Detroit.

Ford Motor Co. bought into the refrigeration business later, acquiring Philco in 1962.

Detroit, Michigan....Chrysler & Koppin Company, Manufacturers of  Refrigerators and Builders of Cold Storage Rooms...2645 Warren Avenue West...Super Nice Vignette of an Early Refrigerator Icebox at top left...General Cold Storage Construction, Corkboard Insulation a Specialty, Phone Walnut 0093...T. Chrysler name x out & F.A Koppin as Officers at top...Letterhead dated April 1, 1925 sent to The Dent Hardware of Fullerton, Pennsylvania...Gentlemen: Your letter of March 27th received, advising us that on account of price of metal, it would be necessary to make some adjustment on the prices of future orders...Then they order service door fasteners ..Kindly advise us by return mail, what the new price would be on these fasteners...Awaiting to hear from you, we remain...Yours truly, Herbert Koppin signs it....handwritten notations on front and some math on the back...about 8 3/8 inches wide x 10 7/8 tall...printed by Calvert Litho Co, Detroit...sent on old folds $1.50 or $2.99 flat...Beginning in the days of ice and sawdust, Chrysler & Koppin has specialized exclusively in the design, manufacture and installation of high quality commercial and institutional freezers and refrigerators.

125 years ago, ice sawn from frozen lakes in the winter was the only "refrigerant" available. Making it last longer to preserve precious food the year 'round was a real problem. Chrysler & Koppin came up with the answer then, and a business was started. 

We've been coming up with innovative answers ever since for commercial and institutional establishments that need top quality freezers and refrigerators.

Innovators

     From the 1880's to the 2000's

CThe prime objective of Chrysler & Koppin has always been to build quality products that assure the user lower costs, minimal maintenance, and extended equipment life. Through the years, this has led to design innovations and material breakthroughs, and has enabled us to stay ahead of the rest of the industry. 

A few Chrysler & Koppin innovations are listed below.

1883-1900

Chrysler & Koppin equipment was delivered to the end user in horse drawn wagons. But we pioneered even in these early days, building an "icebox" with a rear access so that the iceman could refill it from the outdoors. Insulation for the equipment of that time consisted of paper products and sawdust.

1900-1920

Here was the Golden Age of those fabled mansions built with the automotive fortunes. Castles in the Grosse Pointes, the Ford Fairlane estate, and Meadowbrook Hall, where our early equipment is still being used, all of the featured residential equipment by Chrysler & Koppin.

1920-1940

During these years, Chrysler & Koppin pioneered the use of the then-new Allegheny-Ludlum stainless steel for interior finishes in mechanical refrigerators. Another innovation: Pass-through refrigerators with doors on both sides serving a kitchen and pantry. This period marked the end of an era in which Chrysler & Koppin equipment was predominantly residential in use and launched our transition from a regional supplier to our entry on the national scene.

1940-1960

Galvanized steel and aluminum replace wood as a finish material. Chrysler & Koppin provides full service fixturing to food stores. Complete line now includes refrigerated display counters, gondolas, refrigerators, and bakery cases. Full time bricklayers and tile setters are employed for built-in construction. Chrysler & Koppin pioneered the clear plexiglass door during this period.

1960-1980

Synthetic insulations replace natural materials. Styrenes and urethanes are among Chrysler & Koppin offerings. The big movement is to pre-fabricated units which now include laminated plastics and fiberglas finishes in any color pattern. Chrysler & Koppin introduced blast freezers. Operating temperatures of these units is -25 º Fahrenheit average, -40 º Fahrenheit for food processing, and -70 º Fahrenheit in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

1980-2000

System 505 introduces by Chrysler & Koppin. System 505 is a factory-constructed Class I-4" urethane panel with an integral foamed-in thermal barrier. This panel is U.L. listed as a unit, and the numbers are impressive, especially when complying with rigid building codes and in high-risk applications:

Flame Spread -5

Fuel Contributed -0

Smoke Developed -5  

Remember: Competitive panels have average flame spread numbers in the 20's and 400 for smoke developed. The thermal barrier is integral to the System 505 design--one of the elements comprising it's structure, not added at the site. Since the entire panel is factory-constructed it is not subject to quality fluctuations and performance problems sometimes found in panels modified at job sites.     History of Dent Design & Hardware

In 1894, three men formed Dent Hardware Co. in Newark, New Jersey and shortly after moved to Fullerton, PA.  The partners were Mr. Kaiser, Mr. Newhard and Mr. Dent, grandfather of the founder of Dent Manufacturing.

They ran a very successful company and during the 1920's were the nations leading manufacturer of refrigeration 'Ice Boxes'.  The company was also a major manufacturer of iron children's toys.  At it's peak in the 1920's, Dent Hardware Co. employed over 400 people.

In 1955, the Dent's sold out to the Newhards and founded Dent Manufacturing Inc. in Northampton, PA.  The manufacturing facility was built in three stages, during 1956, 1960 and 1962, growing to it's a size of 22,000 square feet.

Dent Manufacturing Inc. was owned and managed by Henry H. Dent and William Swope, a pattern maker and owner of Swope & Bartholomew Pattern Shop.

In 1972, Douglas Dodge of Syracuse, NY joined Dent Manufacturing in an engineering position and became General Manager in 1975.

In 1985, Henry Dent sold Dent Manufacturing to the Dodge Family and a small portion of the company to several employee and supplier stockholders.

In 2007, Dent Manufacturing restructured the company under the name Dent Design Hardware.

In 2009, Dent Design Hardware revamped its online shopping platform. Customers can find and buy hinges, handles, magnetic door hardware, pull handles, latches, traps, ventilators, and related accessories -- all from their computer!

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