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Sears refrigerator diagram


Diagram of an antique icebox with an ice compartment on top and arrows showing air circulation through the shelves below.
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Title

Sears refrigerator diagram

Subject

Pan-American Exposition (1901:Buffalo)
Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.)--Pictorial works

Description

This is a Sears refrigerator diagram from an 1897 Sears Roebuck Catalog—portion of page 104. diagram shows refrigerator air flow. Source: 1897 Sears Roebuck Catalog. Fred L. Israel, ed. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1968.

An illustration of an early icebox refrigerator showing the internal structure. The cabinet has a central compartment with metal shelves and an upper chamber labeled “ICE.” Arrows indicate the flow of cool air circulating from the ice compartment down through the shelves. The exterior appears to be made of wood with decorative carvings, and the base rests on short curved legs.

Source

Food and Drink at the Pan-American Exposition - Sears "Refrigerator" Diagram--1897 Sears Roebuck Catalog—portion of p.104

Date

11/1/2004

Rights

Type

Text
Technical illustrations, Advertising Cards, Clippings, Exhibition catalogs, Photocopies, Reproductions

Identifier

LIB-005_0145

Alternative Title

Sears refrigerator diagram 1897 Sears Roebuck catalog portion of page 104

Is Part Of

Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901

Citation

“Sears refrigerator diagram,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 28, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/94909.