In Home Refrigeration
When Roscoe Bartlett was born, his mother had to keep food in a wooden ice box. The ice was cut from ponds in the winter, and then stored by the ice company and delivered to the home when it was needed. The melting ice kept food cold. Only about half of America could even afford an ice box. The rest just went without cold food in the summer months. No, the Bartletts did not have a refrigerator; nobody did.
In 1927, General Electric introduce the "Monitor-Top" refrigerator, the first refrigerator to gain widespread use in the home. GE sold a million units. The refrigerator used hazardous gases and a huge circular compressor to keep food cold. It didn't look like much, but it kept food cold. Imagine a Budweiser commercial where the Clydesdales are delivering large blocks of melting ice to keep your Bud Light cold. Doesn't have quite the same appeal does it?
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