From Frank Lasee

Refrigerators made our lives a lot better and we take it for granted. They are going to become more expensive because a key component has been outlawed.

The Icebox Cometh

"The growing prevalence of refrigerators is partly due to their declining cost and partly due to people’s growing incomes. In 1919, the Frigidaire was the first self-contained refrigerator. It cost $775 (over $11,000 in today’s money). As the average hourly wage in 1919 was just $0.43, it took the average American 1,802 hours of work to afford this luxury appliance." - Alexander Hammond The Icebox Cometh: CAPX c2018

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