As of: January 24, 2024, 1:02 p.m
By: Yannick Hanke
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Was everything better and sometimes cheaper in the past?
The video of a refrigerator from the 1960s at least suggests that.
Pure nostalgia.
Munich – In times of inflation, people are increasingly upset about the increased costs in almost all areas of life.
All too understandable, after all, shopping in the supermarket is becoming increasingly more expensive while salaries are not being adjusted at the same time.
There are also almost no limits to the prices for electronics; the usual repertoire for the kitchen alone can cost enormous amounts of money.
If you want a large refrigerator that is equipped with lots of functions and ideally also has a freezer compartment, you can easily pay over 1,000 euros for it.
A video of a refrigerator from the 1960s published on Reddit shows that it was significantly cheaper - and that the practical aspect was not neglected either.
Man presents refrigerator from 1963 on Reddit - vegetable compartment that rotates around its own axis
To the accompaniment of idyllic music that is reminiscent of commercials from the USA of that time, a man presents a refrigerator from 1963.
As soon as the door to the electrical appliance is opened, the impressive presentation of the refrigerator begins.
The shelves or compartments for storing food can be extended and retracted.
In other words: They can be moved, which not only makes a visual impression.
But the mysterious “audio tape among grandfather’s Super 8 films” that his grandson found is also exciting.
Inexpensive and practical: in 1963, you had to pay $497 for a fully functional refrigerator.
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But that wasn't all that the 1963 refrigerator had to offer.
The presentation continues with the fruit and vegetable compartment (where many people store their beer), which can be rotated 360 degrees and therefore around its own axis.
Two compartments that are supposedly made of plastic invite you to store your consumable belongings there.
Almost 500 US dollars for a marvel of technology - a refrigerator from 1963 knows how to impress
There is a “heated butter conditioner” attached to the inside of the refrigerator door, which ensures that the preferred butter is at the right temperature.
The height of the compartments in the refrigerator already mentioned is also adjustable.
If more voluminous food needs to be stored, a compartment can essentially be made larger.
This is because the height of the shelf is reduced by the compartment above.
Further highlights of the refrigerator from 1963: a spacious freezer compartment, an ice cube maker - and what, from today's perspective, is an unbeatable price.
This can be found on an outdated invoice.
The refrigerator, sold on June 10, 1963, cost its new owner a total of $497.
At today's exchange rate, this would be the equivalent of just under 456 euros.
Based on a round figure of 500 US dollars, the owner would have paid just under 900 German marks.
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At the end of the impressive demonstration, the Reddit user asked himself whether the refrigerator from “back then” was resilient enough to store several liters of milk at once.
To do this, he places a 20 kilogram dumbbell on the top shelf of the refrigerator.
Lo and behold: it holds easily, the compartment is resilient and can still be easily pushed to the side - and back again.
Meanwhile, in the comment column under the refrigerator video posted on Reddit, people are eagerly commenting on what is being presented.
For a user, it is clear that a refrigerator model like this would definitely cost $5,000 a good 60 years later.
Another person noted that the nearly $500 the refrigerator cost in the '60s was definitely a lot of money for the time.
Probably the most entertaining comment takes a turn to the fourth part of the Indiana Jones film series.
The adventurer played by Harrison Ford hides in this while an atomic bomb is detonated.
On Reddit it translates as: “I thought Indiana Jones was hiding from a nuclear bomb in this fridge.”
That's not the case - but the refrigerator can score points in other ways.
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