This image shows the Gibson Refrigerator Company plant and the Flat River as it flows through Greenville, Michigan. The company started life as the Belding-Hall Company in Belding, Michigan until its purchase by Frank Gibson.
The L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, WI
The description states simply:
Gibson Refrigerator Company
Greenville, Michigan
–The company was known for inventing the refrigerator light, the upright refrigerator, and for building Waco gliders during World War 2.
This image likely dates from the 1950s, before the company was acquired by Hupp in 1956.
Hello. I have an original wooden ice-box. On the back are three lines of information stenciled onto the wood. The top line is not clear but I can see letters which seem to be M _NUTACLLD.. The middle line says Gibson Refrigerator Co The third line says Greenville, Mich, there may be letters following, possibly USA but it is not clear A code OS4 is also stenciled on the back, which I guess may be a model number. Is there ANYONE I can contact who may have some historical information about this item? It is in mostly excellent condition. I will send photos if desired. Thank you and I look forward…….very much…..to hearing back from someone.
I regret that I have no information to provide regarding your inquiry. My sole involvement with Gibson Refrigerator and their products is ownership of this postcard. Good luck in your search.
thank you. I guess there is no one left now with that sort of info. But it was worth a try. Thanks again for the reply.
Please, I have a 7 cub ft floor freezer, broke the door hinges unit is fine, I really need the hinges. Help please
My apologies, but I have no connection to Gibson or their parts and service. This is only a website about old postcards.
In the last 80’s we purchase a food plan with RICH Foods and one of your upright freezers came with it.
After all these years we may be having a cooling problem with it. Is there anyone in our part of the US (middle State of Wisconsin) who you would recommend? And are there parts still available?
Unfortunately, this blog is about postcards. I have no relationship with the defunct Gibson Refrigerator Company, and never have had any connection with them.
You will find many companies with Gibson freezer replacement parts if you make a Google search for ‘gibson freezer replacement parts’. I hope this helps.
I have the same icebox with a similar stencil.
Can you please tell me the age of my freezer! Gibson Model # FV21m2wefb Serial # 114 834 8467
Unfortunately, as noted elsewhere on this posting, I do not have any information about Gibson products or services. This blog is simply a listing of postcards owned by my family of places they have visited in the previous century.
I suggest searching for the phrase “gibson freezer serial numbers” in your web browser, which will list several options to identify the freezer. These services typically do not have the ability to identify models before 1960.