Westinghouse Built In Refrigerator/Freezer, Circa 1957, pink color

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Category Home Furnishings
Medium metal with plastic interior
Distinguishing marks Westinghouse Model # BHKA-13, Unit Model# RHH-13
Condition Fair
Size and dimensions of this item overall width: 5', overall height: 33.5", overall depth: 22.5"
Date Period 1956-57
Weight unknown
History It was offered to my father in 1957 by a branch of Westinghouse in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. They said it was a demo model. My father was designing and building a very unique Frank Lloyd Wright style house, someone at Westinghouse heard about it and offered the refrigerator/freezer demo to him. I have been told that there were only 15 models like this ever made and that one is on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institute. It has the original "50's pink" finish. Ours ran for over 45 years. If a new compressor was added, it would still operate.
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constance 🌱 Newbie 14 years ago

Did you ever get an answer?  I just acquired one of these in a house that I plan on demolishing and rebuilding.  Is it worth selling?  I have been searching for hours on the internet, and yours is the only reference to this type of appliance I have been able to find.

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