In the early 1930s, GE began making an altered version version of the typical Monitor Top known as the Globe Top. These units featured a round basketball-like top that hosed a completely enclosed mechanical assembly. The plan was to offer the housekeeper an easier-to-clean refrigerator.
In late 1936, the new Monitor Top was unveiled. Known as the "Flat Top," this new model featured a smaller compressor with a condenser fan motor all mounted in the bottom of the cabinet.
After World War II, General Electric discontinued the use of sulfur dioxide and methal formate and began using R-12 freon, a refrigerant which was widely accepted and used in most every refrigerator manufactured until 1993.
--DaCootFridge
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