Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: johnieG on September 07, 2006, 08:21:13 pm
Looky what I found over in Fowlerville, MI. via Craigslist!
soon to follow me home!
It looks like a Westinghouse Giant as described in Jeff Walters 3rd Edition/page 60, but the brass tag on the chassis says manufactured under licence fron the Coca Cola corportation by Cavlier!!! but the lids are embossed on the undersides (all four lides) & have the correct pre-war handles, same as any Westy' and then the compressor grills are on the front of this machine as opposed to the front covers shown in the picture on page 60...Hmmm , it's a water-cooled chest. with a fridgidare mechanical compressor, fired right up & began to chilled the coils instantly, as you can see the recirculation pump & water-chilling tower is smack dab in the middle of the tank under the middle section cover, and praise the Coca cola gremlins both cap/crown catchers are still there!
it's dam-straight, no rust, all original paint right down to the copy-right printing in the Coca~Cola" tail....quite a find me thinks!
soon to follow me home!
It looks like a Westinghouse Giant as described in Jeff Walters 3rd Edition/page 60, but the brass tag on the chassis says manufactured under licence fron the Coca Cola corportation by Cavlier!!! but the lids are embossed on the undersides (all four lides) & have the correct pre-war handles, same as any Westy' and then the compressor grills are on the front of this machine as opposed to the front covers shown in the picture on page 60...Hmmm , it's a water-cooled chest. with a fridgidare mechanical compressor, fired right up & began to chilled the coils instantly, as you can see the recirculation pump & water-chilling tower is smack dab in the middle of the tank under the middle section cover, and praise the Coca cola gremlins both cap/crown catchers are still there!
it's dam-straight, no rust, all original paint right down to the copy-right printing in the Coca~Cola" tail....quite a find me thinks!
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: johnieG on September 07, 2006, 08:23:06 pm
lets try to get the bigger picture in here..once I get my digital camera recharged better qulity pic to follow.
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: johnieG on September 07, 2006, 08:26:09 pm
Ah much better!
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: johnieG on September 07, 2006, 08:27:40 pm
La sida' shot
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: Gumbo on September 07, 2006, 09:24:31 pm
Looks great! What type deal did you get on it? I hope you own a truck!
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: Eric on September 07, 2006, 09:32:02 pm
WOW!!!!
That's a hard.. HARD model to find complete and solid.
Hope you got a great deal.... LOVE the stylish little cap catchers
(almost always missing) and 4 SOLID lids with those handles....
that's gotta be worth some buck there alone.
Hope you get it... will be a sweet party cooler! Coke on one side...diet on the other
That's a hard.. HARD model to find complete and solid.
Hope you got a great deal.... LOVE the stylish little cap catchers
(almost always missing) and 4 SOLID lids with those handles....
that's gotta be worth some buck there alone.
Hope you get it... will be a sweet party cooler! Coke on one side...diet on the other
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: coke_and_stuff on September 08, 2006, 05:12:54 am
I love these machines and someday hope to own another. My first machine was a giant but in very very poor shape. Congrats on the find!
Joey
Joey
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: Jim on September 08, 2006, 08:45:38 am
Johnie,
I'm glad someone has a soft heart for these types of coolers!
I can't believe the condition! It looks to be complete too!
Great find; I hope you can bring it home some how...
On another note, when you posted, did you notice the extra attachments feature...?
I'm glad someone has a soft heart for these types of coolers!
I can't believe the condition! It looks to be complete too!
Great find; I hope you can bring it home some how...
On another note, when you posted, did you notice the extra attachments feature...?
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: collecture on September 08, 2006, 08:54:33 am
Looks to be in great shape Johnnie,
I have only seen two of them on eBay - one in Arkansas and one in Los Angeles. I don't think either sold for what the seller wanted.
Didn't most of these old chest coolers have bottle openers an both sides. What's on the back side of this one?
I have only seen two of them on eBay - one in Arkansas and one in Los Angeles. I don't think either sold for what the seller wanted.
Didn't most of these old chest coolers have bottle openers an both sides. What's on the back side of this one?
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: johnieG on September 08, 2006, 09:38:15 am
(Jim @ Sep. 08 2006,9:45)
QUOTE
Johnie,
I'm glad someone has a soft heart for these types of coolers!
I can't believe the condition! It looks to be complete too!
Great find; I hope you can bring it home some how...
On another note, when you posted, did you notice the extra attachments feature...?
I'm glad someone has a soft heart for these types of coolers!
I can't believe the condition! It looks to be complete too!
Great find; I hope you can bring it home some how...
On another note, when you posted, did you notice the extra attachments feature...?
Thanks guys, Yes Jim, I saw that now there are four attachments allowed @ 20k-bytes each, (is that right?)
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: Jim on September 08, 2006, 11:11:47 am
Currently, I have the max upload set in each group:
Soda Jerks --> 200k
10 Cents --> 150k
5 Cents --> 100k
Members --> 100k
Anyone in another group has no attachment rights, except Administrators.
You raise a good point though...
Is this value cumulative or is the max value for each attachment... I'll have to validate this... I would hope this is cumulative, but I'm not sure since I have added the additional attachment textboxes...
And lastly, it should be five attachments. Are you only seeing four...?
Soda Jerks --> 200k
10 Cents --> 150k
5 Cents --> 100k
Members --> 100k
Anyone in another group has no attachment rights, except Administrators.
You raise a good point though...
Is this value cumulative or is the max value for each attachment... I'll have to validate this... I would hope this is cumulative, but I'm not sure since I have added the additional attachment textboxes...
And lastly, it should be five attachments. Are you only seeing four...?
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: MoonDawg on September 08, 2006, 11:18:38 am
(Eric @ Sep. 07 2006,7:32)
QUOTE
... will be a sweet party cooler! Coke on one side...diet on the other
Cavalier produced the 102 upright machine with a door in the front and another on the back, many labeled "whites only"and "colored only", I wonder if this was not the predesessor
This looks like 2 Westinghouse standards intentionally separated from each other but designed pretty efficiently, as the coils are not consuming much product space.
If not for the embossing this would make an interesting fantasy machine, two different brands with complimentery colors.
Nice machine Johnie...
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: johnieG on September 08, 2006, 12:35:43 pm
Thanks MD, the inside is actually completely open, other than the cooling coils & circulation pump, this is one big stainless steel tub! the date stamp on the liner/tub is 6/40 TN which I presume means May-1940/Tennesee.
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: collecture on September 08, 2006, 02:49:41 pm
QUOTE
Thanks MD, the inside is actually completely open, other than the cooling coils & circulation pump, this is one big stainless steel tub! the date stamp on the liner/tub is 6/40 TN which I presume means May-1940/Tennesee.
You could partition it off when restoring it and actually have three compartments if a partition was under the hinge of each door.
6/40 would actually be June 1940
Title: Westinghouse Giant!
Post by: johnieG on September 08, 2006, 06:13:30 pm
(Jim @ Sep. 08 2006,12:11)
QUOTE
Currently, I have the max upload set in each group:
Soda Jerks --> 200k
10 Cents --> 150k
5 Cents --> 100k
Members --> 100k
Anyone in another group has no attachment rights, except Administrators.
You raise a good point though...
Is this value cumulative or is the max value for each attachment... I'll have to validate this... I would hope this is cumulative, but I'm not sure since I have added the additional attachment textboxes...
And lastly, it should be five attachments. Are you only seeing four...?
Soda Jerks --> 200k
10 Cents --> 150k
5 Cents --> 100k
Members --> 100k
Anyone in another group has no attachment rights, except Administrators.
You raise a good point though...
Is this value cumulative or is the max value for each attachment... I'll have to validate this... I would hope this is cumulative, but I'm not sure since I have added the additional attachment textboxes...
And lastly, it should be five attachments. Are you only seeing four...?
Doh! yep it's Five attachments!