Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-22
Home Fashions
New Look in
Refrigerator,
Freezer
By Dorothy BihImon
Star Sfuff Core snondan.

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CHICAGO, III. - Outstanding
new features for Deepfreeze's
18th anniversary year include a
old-beverage tap on the outside
of a refrigerator door, which
takes top billing. Also included
are all-color interiors in all re-
frigerators and top-of-line home
freezers, larger capacity home
freezerS that take up no more
space and cost no more.
The beverage flows from the
Aqua-Tap drink dispenser, with
out opening Of the refrigerator.
when q glass is pressed against
it. and the tap closes dripleSSly
when the glass is withdrawn.
Conveniently placed next to the
door handle, the tap may be used
to serve water, strained juices
and various other drinks. except
milk. The beverage is stored in
side the door in a removable.
hinged-cover plastic container
holding more than gallon. Both
container and tap can be washed
with the dishes.
Children can serve themselves
from the tap, and adults can
make good use of it for party re-
freShmentS. In daily use, the tap
can diminish frosting and reduce
electrical current consumption
by avoiding numerous openings
Of the refrigerator. This was one
Of several home appliances much
talked Of by attendants to the
Merchandise Mart.
The Aqua-Tap beverage dis
penser is one of a group of door
storage conveniences offered in
the Imperial de luxe model.
Other specialized door storage
includes a removable bin with
two compartments. one for
cheese and the other for salad
greens or assorted small items;
built-in butter box with tenn
perature settings for favorite
spreading consistency: a shelf
for nearly two dozen eggs and a
shelf for up to seven full-Quart
bottles, individually reached.
New storage ideas are incor-
porated also inside the cabinet
of this automatic defrost refrig-
orator. For example, there IS a
removable meat compartment
which swings out for easy Selec-
ton from as much as 10 pounds
of meat. Another innovation is
q roll-out shelf, with guard rim
around the edges to keep small
items from falling off.
A second Imperial de luxe. -
frigerator duplicates nearly all
of the larger models features
with the exception of providing
door storage of chilled beverage
with two one-quart Handy Jugs
instead of the Aqua-Tap. The
lowest-priced one has such
"plus" features as so pounds
frozen food storage and door
storage.
Never has inside color been
used so extensively in such APP
planes with accents of gold
trim which. appear inside some
units. Besides color interiors.
the appliances also display rev
decorative treatments on the
outside.
AS to freezerS-the new chest
types are given more storage
capacity by re-engineering of
the interior and slightly increas-
ing the height. A new 14-cubic-
foot unit, for example, holds
about Is pounds more food thar
a comparable 1853 model. Some
new chest freezers are equipped
with a push-type latch, which
can be released with a nudge Of
the elbow or body when arms
are loaded.
It's storage features include
adjustable divider racks, three
removable wire baskets and a
three-piece aluminium casserole
set in three colors. Like all chest
freezers in the line, it has
floating action" lid. self-adjust-
Ing and self -aligning, which
drifts open gently and closes
with fingertip pressure. On the
front of the cabinet are a tenn
perature control panel and signal
lights to warn of power failure
and too-high temperature.
In upright-type freezers they
are spotlighting an Imperial
model with all-color interior.
four subzero shelves with extra
freezing tubing in each, a sliding
basket that holds more than 40
pounds, a door with three roomy
shelves and a defroster drain to
simplify defrosting.
AS to the line of electric ranges
and water heaters, they are con-
tinuing without change at the
present time.
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