{"id":1669,"date":"2010-10-28T12:48:35","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T12:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armaghelectrical.com\/blog\/?p=1669"},"modified":"2013-11-15T13:25:01","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T13:25:01","slug":"uks-oldest-working-fridge-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armaghelectrical.com\/blog\/uks-oldest-working-fridge-found\/","title":{"rendered":"UK&#8217;s Oldest Working Fridge Found"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/armaghelectrical.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GE-Appliances.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1680\" title=\"GE Appliances Northern Ireland\" src=\"https:\/\/armaghelectrical.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GE-Appliances.jpg\" alt=\"GE Appliances Northern Ireland\" width=\"467\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armaghelectrical.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GE-Appliances.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.armaghelectrical.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/GE-Appliances-300x94.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">How Long Will My Appliance Last For?<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">It&#8217;s a question we&#8217;re always asked by our customers,<em> &#8220;How long will my new appliance last for?&#8221;<\/em> Of course the truth is there&#8217;s no way of knowing for sure. Buying a quality appliance, using an appliance correctly and maintaining it as such all helps of course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Imagine this though, you buy an <strong>Appliance<\/strong> in <strong>1952<\/strong>, you never service it, you transport it across the globe when you move home and<strong> 58 Years<\/strong> later it&#8217;s still working!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">That&#8217;s the brief summarisation of one<strong> Fridge<\/strong> and it&#8217;s owner Dorris Stogdale from Oxford. The<strong> Fridge<\/strong> was purchased in Malacca, Malaysia in 1952 while the family was working abroad in the tropics to keep milk fresh for their newly born son David. When the family returned to the UK some years later the <strong>Fridge<\/strong> came with them too. All these years later, without a single service the <strong>Fridge<\/strong> is still going strong!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The <strong>GE Fridge<\/strong> has set a new record fo the UK&#8217;s oldest<strong> Fridge<\/strong>, beating the previous one set earlier this year which was <strong>56 Years<\/strong> old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>GE Appliances<\/strong> as you&#8217;ll see in our video below offered Doris a magnificent new replacement, the<strong> GE Appliances PJU25YGXFSV American Fridge Freezer<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>absolutely <strong>Free<\/strong> but she declined on the grounds of the sterling service her current appliance had offered her and continued to provide.\u00a0 <em>Would you make the same decision?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">GE Appliances<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">GE Appliances have a long and distinguished history and todays range of <strong>Kitchen Appliances<\/strong> includes something for everyone and every home. From <strong>Laundry<\/strong> and <strong>Refrigeration<\/strong> to<strong> Cooking<\/strong>, <strong>GE Appliances<\/strong> meet and surpass customers expectations.\u00a0 <strong>GE Appliances<\/strong> are available as both <strong>Freestanding<\/strong> and<strong> Built-In Kitchen Appliances<\/strong>. <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armaghelectrical.com\/cgi-bin\/mf000001.cgi?ACTION=SHOWFORM\">Contact Us<\/a> <span style=\"color: #888888;\">at Dalzell&#8217;s of Markethill today to speak about your appliance requirements, for a <strong>Great Deal<\/strong>, <strong>Unbeatable<\/strong> <strong>Service<\/strong> and <strong>Free Delivery<\/strong> across<strong> Northern Ireland<\/strong> and Counties <strong>Louth<\/strong>, <strong>Monaghan<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Dublin<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Dalzell&#8217;s of Markethill, your local <strong>GE Appliances Retailer<\/strong> in<strong> Northern Ireland<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Have You Got An Old Fridge?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have an old Kitchen Appliance or Television which you think is a record breaker? <\/em>If so tell us about it in the Comment Section below or on our<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armaghelectrical.com\/facebook\">Facebook Page<\/a><span style=\"color: #888888;\">. 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Buying a quality appliance, using an appliance correctly and maintaining it as such all helps of course.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Imagine this though, you buy an <strong>Appliance<\/strong> in <strong>1952<\/strong>, you never service it, you transport it across the globe when you move home and<strong> 58 Years<\/strong> later it&#8217;s still working!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">That&#8217;s the brief summarisation of one<strong> Fridge<\/strong> and it&#8217;s owner Dorris Stogdale from Oxford. The<strong> Fridge<\/strong> was purchased in Malacca, Malaysia in 1952 while the family was working abroad in the tropics to keep milk fresh for their newly born son David. When the family returned to the UK some years later the <strong>Fridge<\/strong> came with them too. All these years later, without a single service the <strong>Fridge<\/strong> is still going strong!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The <strong>GE Fridge<\/strong> has set a new record fo the UK&#8217;s oldest<strong> Fridge<\/strong>, beating the previous one set earlier this year which was <strong>56 Years<\/strong> old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>GE Appliances<\/strong> as you&#8217;ll see in our video below offered Doris a magnificent new replacement, the<strong> GE Appliances PJU25YGXFSV American Fridge Freezer<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>absolutely <strong>Free<\/strong> but she declined on the grounds of the sterling service her current appliance had offered her and continued to provide.\u00a0 <em>Would you make the same decision?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">GE Appliances<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">GE Appliances have a long and distinguished history and todays range of <strong>Kitchen Appliances<\/strong> includes something for everyone and every home. From <strong>Laundry<\/strong> and <strong>Refrigeration<\/strong> to<strong> Cooking<\/strong>, <strong>GE Appliances<\/strong> meet and surpass customers expectations.\u00a0 <strong>GE Appliances<\/strong> are available as both <strong>Freestanding<\/strong> and<strong> Built-In Kitchen Appliances<\/strong>. <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armaghelectrical.com\/cgi-bin\/mf000001.cgi?ACTION=SHOWFORM\">Contact Us<\/a> <span style=\"color: #888888;\">at Dalzell&#8217;s of Markethill today to speak about your appliance requirements, for a <strong>Great Deal<\/strong>, <strong>Unbeatable<\/strong> <strong>Service<\/strong> and <strong>Free Delivery<\/strong> across<strong> Northern Ireland<\/strong> and Counties <strong>Louth<\/strong>, <strong>Monaghan<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Dublin<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Dalzell&#8217;s of Markethill, your local <strong>GE Appliances Retailer<\/strong> in<strong> Northern Ireland<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Have You Got An Old Fridge?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>Do you have an old Kitchen Appliance or Television which you think is a record breaker? <\/em>If so tell us about it in the Comment Section below or on our<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armaghelectrical.com\/facebook\">Facebook Page<\/a><span style=\"color: #888888;\">. 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