Almo Appliances

First french door fridge?

Submitted by White Goods on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 6:48pm.

Who made and marketed the first french door refridgerator?  And when?  I was under the impression french doors came out in the 90's.  This clip of the Galloping Gourmet with Graham Kerr dates back to late 60's/ early 70' features what appears to be one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GXLCVuIbp4

 

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French Door refer

Submitted by old iron man on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:42pm.

The first one that I know of was 1963. It was a FPI-16BC-63. It was a GM made Frigidaire.

When I searched that

Submitted by White Goods on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 4:53am.

When I searched that GM Frigidaire model, it's a single fridge door, I meant the double fridge door plus freezer door/drawer like the one in the video.

french door refrig

Submitted by golfnut56 on Thu, 01/19/2012 - 9:44pm.

that refrig is aa Whirlpool model discontinued after a couple of years because of  bad door gasketdesign I believe in late 70s.

Double doored is better!

Submitted by Megabread on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 5:05am.

The door of a refrigerator really matters in its performance. A double doored is better than a single doored for it has more cooling efficiency. Nowdays, all of the manufacturers as whirlpool refrigerators are focusing on these sorts! I think this fact would extinct the present large doored refrigerators someday!