This machine is a 1949 Kelvinator.It was restored to be used as a bar fridge, because the inside dimensions were too tight to fit a beer keg.







This is is a 1954 or 1955 Kelvinator.Note the full length door.These are the most desirable fridges because they were only 24 inches wide, and the inside dimensions can easily accomodate 2 cylinders of beer. This machine was later converted to a draught fridge.The mid 50's fridges are the best to use, because by the end of the fifties, the fridges were getting larger and wider.It is rare to find a late fifties fridge less than 30 inches wide.The extra 6 inches in width takes the streamlined look away and makes them not as desirable.







This is a before picture of a Vendo-63 that I am currently restoring. I will post finished pictures shortly.These machines are gaining in popularity because the round top 50's machines are now so expensive, that the home collector can no longer afford them.I predict that in 5-10 years, these square machines will also be unattainable for the average person.They are an excellent investment.


1967 was the first year that Coke put out a can machine. It was made by "Ideal" and would vend 3 different brands.The machine holds 120 cans(3X40).I found this machine laying in the grass beside an old war museum.I estimate that it must have been there for at least 10 years.When I got it home,I pried the door open to find that it still had about 30 cans of iced tea in it. All the cans had burst open due to the Canadian winters, and all that remained was a thick black syrup which covered everything. The fan motors were seized and the compressor was caked in mud.I had originally just grabbed it for parts, until I plugged it in.The fan motors didn't turn, but the compressor fired up and the evaporator started to cool instantly.I figured it was too rare of a machine to scrap, so I restored it. I will post finished pictures of it soon.
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Here are a couple of pictures of another 1967 "Ideal" machine that I restored for a friend.





This Pepsi cooler is from the early sixties ( I think).It resembles an Ideal 55 but is square and much bigger. This is another machine that will only go up in value because the price of the 55's have skyrocketed.For more pictures of this cooler during restoration, clickHERE






This machine is what got me started in Coke stuff. My wife and I (girlfriend at the time)went on vacation in 1988 with another couple, and toured the back roads of the Eastern U.S. We stumbled across an old barn covered with porcelain signs and a big "antique" sign out front.We checked the place out, and as we were leaving, I spotted an old coke machine out back. I thought it was kind of neat, but had no way of getting this thing back to Ontario because the four of us had gotten there in an 88 Barreta. I grabbed one of their business cards, and we finished our trip. A week went by,when I came upon this card in my wallet.I phoned the man who owned the old barn and asked him if he still had the Coke machine out back. He said he did, and I told him to hang on to it because I was going to pick it up the following weekend.It took me 14 hours to get there, and 14 to get back, but it was sure worth it.I will post better quality pictures when I get them





This is the latest addition. It's a 1951 Frigidaire I converted to a Draught fridge. It's one of the nicest fridges I've found. It's sad to think at how many of these have been scrapped over the years.