IH Irma Harding Pint Freezer Box
International Harvester Irma Harding Pint Freezer Box
Irma Harding Freezer Box vintage late 1940s to early 1950s in very good condition made for International Harvester Freezers for Farmer’s wives convenience. This unique and hard to find Pint Sized freezer box measures 3 1/2 x 4 x 2
inches. The box has a copyright date of 1943 and there is a hand written date of 9/13/1950 on one of the flaps. This vintage Irma Harding freezer box is slightly used, sold as a collectible and sold as is. The box will be shipped in it’s flattened state.
Did International Harvester Make Freezers?
Although best known for farm equipment, IH produced home appliances for farmers and non-farmers alike. This included refrigeration equipment such as refrigerators, air conditioners and freezers. IH had a refrigeration division of it own, as did other vehicle manufacturers of the time: Ford had Philco, Chrysler had Airtemp, General Motors had Frigidaire, Nash-Kelvinator Corporation (and then American Motors) had
Kelvinator, Studebaker had the Franklin Appliance Company. The IH appliance division had originally been developed to manufacture commercial-grade items to farmers, most of whom had just received electricity by way of the many electrification projects in the U.S. before and after World War II. Among the offerings were milk coolers and walk-in freezers for produce and meat. Later on, IH courted the farmer’s wife with kitchen refrigerators available in the latest designer styles. The IH spokeswoman for these products was Irma Harding, a factory trademark. These products were introduced in 1947 and sold for less than 10 years. The refrigeration division was sold to Whirlpool Corporation in 1955. Since the time of production was short, these appliances are rare today
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