Vintage Gadgets- Radiant Refrigerator Defroster 

So brave, that thing didn't look safe at all lol

LOL - I remember boiling water in a small pot and putting the pot in the freezer, closing the door and waiting. It was great fun to see who could get the biggest piece of ice out without breaking it. You bring back good memories Laci!!

This is gonna sound silly to some people but I didn't even know that defrosting your freezer used to be a thing until I watched this video. Crazy how things have changed since then...

You even make watching a refrigerator defrost fun! ❤️

That face you made in the very beginning before the theme song is my everytime I get to the back of my fridge

I remember growing up we would put bowls of boiling water in the freezer to loosen the ice. (And yes...we left it too long as well! LOL)

I love how you seek out these vintage items and actually test them out rather than just collect them - that’s so cool AND environmentally friendly 😊

Mrs Laci you are a breath of fresh air in this day and age! I love how you keep things classy always! One of my pet peeves is off color language. Thanks for being a positive in such a negative world!❤️.

When I see the original price of something vintage I enjoy entering it into an inflation calculator to help me relate to the item more. This would have been about $60 in 2020 dollars. Thanks for the video!

I had a childhood flashback with those ice cube trays 🧊 I remember making sure your hands were dry if you wanted to crack some ice from those trays or your fingers would stick to it. I remember my mother putting pots of hot water in the freezer to quicken the defrost in the freezer 🤣😛

Yes I remember mom using that for defrost our fridge in was a 1948 Gibson it always froze up brought up some memories ♥️✌️🇺🇲

I love when you test vintage gadgets!!

(Tom here.) Great video, Laci. That is a neat 60's gadget, Mam. Thank you for always keeping the 50's and 60's alive with your videos!! It's so great that you can find, and use, all of these classic gadgets, still. Thank You for keeping the 50's and 60's relevant in these present days, as well, Mam!!!! Take care and may GOD continue to bless you and what you do, Laci. (Tom)

That is a cool gadget. By the way, I know you have a modern dishwasher. There is this place called Big Chill that builds reproduction vintage fridges and ranges. They have vintage look panels you can put on your dishwasher to make it look vintage. Seems pretty cool

We love using vintage gadgets in our home. Most of our serving dishes and trays are vintage or antique, because they are so much prettier than the modern ones of today. Some of my favorite gadgets are my metal ice cream scoop, our juice-o-mat (was grandmas), pasta rollers, cookie cutters, our Boes Dayton nut cracker and my metal measuring spoons and cups. I also inherited a complete set of 1971 Permanent multi-core cookware from my Grandmother. Most Vintage items work better and definitely last longer in my opinion.

I remember putting huge bowls of boiling water in the freezer. I loved to break off the ice as you did. We thought it was like having snow in the summer. I recommend you empty the tray several times during the process. Hard to get it over to the sink if you wait!

I’m obsessed with your look and the 50’s style. Definitely a time I wish I could have experienced. Such cool style for sure.

I love the old ice cube trays. I wish i could find some.

I remember my mother having one of those when I was a kid.

Love this! And how cool is that, it has the original packaging

...also amazing you managed to get a proper vintage fridge and not just a Smeg. What a find! I went to buy a new fridge recently as needed a smaller one and the guy in the shop asked me how old mine was and I said 15 years. He said definitely dont get rid of it as the new ones can break down in as little as a year or two as the components used are so cheap compared to old stuff. Stuff was just better made back then so worth keeping. This was very honest of him because he lost a sale as a result of that xx

Laci - As you pointed out in an earlier video, we're all a little weird in our own personal way. I like yours very much! Seeing this fridge brings back memories - I'm 65 - when I was a kid, we had one exactly like it - and I did the defrosting - with something similar to what you're using now. Watching your videos is a real kick - thanks!

I was always fascinated with the 1950s stuff! I always wanted one of those refringarateres!

The 1950's was the last decade when America was "truly" happy. Thanks for keeping the decade alive for this screwed up world today. I don't know where or when we went wrong but I think it was sometime in the 1970's early 80's. I also have a vintage refrigerater in my garage that still works. It is a 1957 GE.

The logo design and typeface are cool.

I remember defrosting our refrigerator and getting so aggravated with the last few pieces I took an ice pick to chop it out!! Not a good idea but luckily never made any holes. I don't remember seeing this gadget unfortunately!

That poor fridge having to work extra hard to "chill" whilst it had a heater inside it. Glad you unplugged the fridge half way through haha! Love the house btw ❤️

These videos are genuinely good and I love to see how things may have been for my grandfather when he was growing up.

I appreciate you so much because I love your videos & I love the 1950s. I wish we could go back in time and relive the 50’s all over again. ❤️😉🥰👍🏻

I’m glad to see people like this exist! I love cool vintage items!

I wish you could see the vintage stuff my parents have...

This was fun to watch! That is an amazing fridge you have. I really enjoy this series. Keep up the fantastic work, Laci!

Great video. Very interesting to know all the gadgets available back then. Glad you have access to vintage stuff and you take the time to show them.

I still use my 1972 Hoover constellation to vacuum my floors and I love it! Most of my gadgets and appliances are vintage from my coffee pot to my tv! Love your videos!

I love your gadget videos. They always make me smile 😊

Wow of wow!!! I’ve been waiting for this video Laci!!!!Our refrigerator was just like that when I was a little girl. I also can’t wait to see all the other gadgets I’m so psyched!

Hello from KY love you and your channel.Laci we had a cold spot fridge also.I still have the scraper for the freezer.We always set hot water in pans and put a dish towel in the chiller part to catch drips.You are fun to watch.stay safe.💜💜🙏🙏

I love kitchen gadgets of all kinds. Seeing the progression of the defrosting process was SO satisfying!!!!!! Glad it worked for you so well! Def worth the $$$! Love you’re dress and all the accessories .... you look beyond beautiful!!!!!! 🥰

This video brings no memories for me as I'm a 2000 kid but I just loveee the way you live your life Laci!! ❤️

Love going down memory lane. I must say you always look so Glamorous.

Your videos make me so happy ! So much fun. I get to day dream for awhile. Thank you ❤️

I still buy and use my Soviet built gadgets daily as well ( my family has roots there), so I love this video! Using devices like these give a great glimpse to the lives of people in the past! Thank you for this video!

Omg I loved this! We love you and we will always be here for you! ♥️🙂

That was so fun but I was so nervous each time you went back to check. Lol. Great video! Love your fridge!!!

It was always fun getting the big chunks of ice and seeing how much it would break when you threw it... Childhood memories ☺️

That was great. The box is in such great shape. I haven’t defrosted a fridge in years and there’s generations that have never done or have seen it being done. Well done 🇨🇦 ❤️

Enjoyed your video! Calm, sweet and just takes me back to when I was a child

Wow what flashbacks! We would have defrosting DAY 'cause that's how long it would take. Then out came the ice pick! Thanks for the video...what fun!

I'm really thankful for your video today. My dad is having high risk emergency surgery today and I needed something to cheer me up. Thank you so much! 💕

i love all the vintage stuff!

I love these vintage gadget videos! My dream is to have a vintage kitchen like you once my husband and I buy a house. Lovely!

I remember those ice cube trays. Being a kid at the time and having to get ice cubes from the tray. I would lift the lever up and all but a few ice cubes would pop out of the tray and onto the floor. lol

Nice Review, Cool product ! Neat buy for you & your hubby - glad you found it !! : )

So much fun watching your videos. Love it

Love the color of your fridge 😍

Glad it worked!

this is cool i love your RU-vid TV station ,,,, i so remember my Philco and then i got excited getting a new fridge , and now i want to go back to all old retro

I had to help my grandmother with hers/every three weeks lol//but i loved it.when i was 18 i had my first rent and had a frost free in 1976//it was great..im buying one soon like yours.

I wish my mother had one of those! It was always a wet mess--pans of hot water, CAREFULLY emptying out the bottom tray full of water and chunks of ice. It was a mess!! Glad it worked so well, Laci! 😊

This was seriously a neat video. Love these gadgets.

My mother had one of these types of defrosters in the 70's. It made my job easy.

we were taught to unplug it then go ahead with that gadget and get all ice out also we had to take white kitchen terry towels to get water out.we had a load of clothes to wash every time because we had been sweating on hot summer day//no ac//and both of us wet with water and sweat/i would go take a bath then after me my grandma did//old days and all the fun//would not trade it for the world.see i was born in 1958//end of the 1950s so to speak//but my family stayed in the 1950s even when it was the 1960s,we made do with what we had and kept things until they broke down.

I love your funny intros! I had an apartment refrigerator which needed defrosting as well as a small office refrigerator (we just unplugged it on a chosen weekend and covered the floor around it with towels!). This would have been a great item to have. Parents and grandparents also had to defrost theirs. Remember those ice cube trays!

I watched a video from 'In The Know' about you, and I love how happy you are! I also like how you don't force the 1950's style on your son, you let him choose. I respect you for that! Keep doing what you love, you just earned yourself a new subscriber! :)

I've had one of those gadgets in its original box for years, but never knew how to use it (and was afraid to try). However, thanks to your video I'm looking forward to trying it out. Thanks!!!

That was a very smart purchase! I hope it lasts as long as your fridge.

Watching this makes me glad for the development of frost-free refrigerators... and how easy defrosting my counter-top mini-fridge was: Empty it out, set it in the bath tub or shower basin, and spray the U-channel evaporator core with the hottest water that'd come out the tap via the shower hose! ;)

Wow! What a fantastic gadget chica! I love your fridge & that ice cube tray is awesome! X😍

Ooooo, I used to DESPISE those ice trays. As a kid I'd have to get the ice and my hand would stick to the lever every time. Still gives me heebie geebies. And I do remember defrosting the fridge. What a chore. That said, several people in comments are still using their 50's appliances. Says something about things having been built to last.

I remember when in was little. And we had to clean out the fridge and dump all that water. It was what felt like an all day job. Eventually my mom used to defrost the fridge twice a week if not 3 x's a week bc of the all day job. Of doing this once a week. Thanks for sharing it was fun to reminisce

Love this review! Good Job❤️

Wow I never knew there was such a gadget. I let mine go longer than that, to the point I can't open the freezer door lol. I'm so gonna look for one of those handy dandy things. Always enjoy your videos thanks!

Still Looks A Little Scary! You are Brave! I've defrosted an inch or so of ice using a hair dryer in less than an hour. Dry a bit, use a butter knife or a paint scraper to gently loosen ice. I find it very satisfying! You are adorable.

It's amazing how small the freezer area was. Love the videos! New Subscriber.

I love the display that came with the defroster too.

Your refrigerator is so cool. Love the 1950th

HI Laci, It looks like your Radiant Defroster worked pretty good !!! I love your videos testing vintage gadgets. Your video reminded me that I really should defrost my refrigerator right now!!! Its a 1935 General Electric. Thank you so much for another wonderful video!!! You and your husband keep safe and healthy through these trying times!!

Love your gadget videos! This was great! What a great useful tool! Keep up the great videos! ❤️

I wish that my Mom would have had a gadget like that. She would put pans of hot water in our 1950's Kelvinator to melt the ice, then chisel it with a knife, cussing the whole time! I think one of the happiest days of her life was when the frost free fridge was invented. :)

Very cool! Love your fridge !

How exciting!

I love that stove 😍

This was so interesting! You have a lovely kitchen and Your hair looks amazing!

Yeah all those small electrical gadgets were pretty pricey back then such as defrosters, can openers, garbage disposals etc, but most stores like sears and gimbals would let you take them home for a small fee, and let you pay them off in installments. Definitely a sweet little vintage item with original packaging thanks for sharing it ✨✨✨

This was fun! Can't wait to see the next vintage try video!

I love these old fridges, but I sure don't miss that ice.

I'd forgotten those things ever existed! The lady who took care of me in the afternoons had one circa 1960, but it was rectangular IIRC.

I love your nails. Great video thanks ❤️🌷 We used to chisel the ice with an ice pick. By the way, my Grandfather was an iceman.

I remember those ice cube trays!

Hello laci im your new subscriber.. I like the way you introduce us how to live in 50's its a big wow for me .. I like it.

Oh my gosh! I sure wish we had one of those when I was a kid. One of my chores was to help my mother defrost the freezer. We would put pans of hot water in the freezer and take a knife and chip away at the ice. It was hard work (especially for a kid) and it took a long time like all day. The price of this gadget back then would have been a bit prohibitive for many households. For example, the average weekly family income in 1952 was around $57.18. So this gadget would have cost more than a whole week's salary for the average American household. Other than that, it's a really nifty gadget. The only vintage gadgets I have are two electric percolator coffee pots. I think percolators make better coffee. I bought on eBay two percolators. One is an 8 cup percolator and it is very pretty. The other one is a 4 cup percolator and it is cute. I make coffee every morning in the larger percolator. The smaller percolator I use to make hot water for tea. Oh, and on a different topic, I like our glasses. My mother had glasses like that. I was going to have lenses put in them but then my house fire destroyed the glasses (and everything I owned and one of my cats died in the fire). Thanks for this fun video.

So fun! I’m always rooting for the gadgets that they will work. ☺️

It's so extra exciting that you got it in the original box! Also love your lavender dress, it suits your hair.

I'll have to try and find one of these for my refrigerator. I have a 1954 GE and this sure would come in handy.

Love the ice cube trays ❤❤❤

Omgosh...you could be a poster girl for this era‼️🥰 What fun to watch your vlogs🥰

That was fun!! 😉

love this, so interesting!

That was cool, glad it still worked. I use a blow dryer in my daughters old small fridge, works great.

That was so cool!!