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"This Green 1 Qt. Refrigerator Bottle is marked Hemingray , 1 Qt. , Sept 15 , 1931 and has a Waterfall Design." From.
Rocky,
Refrigerators didn't really go mainstream until the thirties, some would argue the forties. I've found several over the years, none to compare with Gene's Lion Fountain Water, but they've all been thirties bottles.
"The first refrigerator to see widespread use was the General Electric "Monitor-Top" refrigerator introduced in 1927, so-called because of its resemblance to the gun turret on the ironclad warship USS Monitor of the 1860s. The compressor assembly, which emitted a great deal of heat, was placed above the cabinet, and surrounded with a decorative ring. Over a million units were produced. As the refrigerating medium, these refrigerators used either sulfur dioxide, which is corrosive to the eyes and may cause loss of vision, painful skin burns and lesions, or methyl formate, which is highly flammable, harmful to the eyes, and toxic if inhaled or ingested. Many of these units are still functional today. These cooling systems cannot legally be recharged with the hazardous original refrigerants if they leak or break down.[citation needed][where?]
The introduction of Freon in the 1920s expanded the refrigerator market during the 1930s and provided a safer, low-toxicity alternative to previously used refrigerants." From.
"The one-millionth Frigidaire refrigerator." 1929 From.
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Lion Head Water bottle!!! - 
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