Household Electric Refrigerators
Domestic refrigerators using electric motors, compressors, insulated cabinets, thermostats, and appliance distribution networks.
Core metadata
- ID: household_electric_refrigerators
- Era: Industrial
- First known date: 1913 (exact)
- Region: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Early Electrical Appliances (electrical_appliances_early)
- Food Cold Chain (food_cold_chain)
- Mechanical Refrigeration (refrigeration)
Dependents
- None.
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- DOMELRE First Electric Refrigerator (ASHRAE, 2026, museum) • Supports: node
Locator: ASHRAE describes DOMELRE as the first successful mass-marketed package automatic electric refrigeration unit, invented in 1913 by Fred W. Wolf Jr.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 1
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Refrigeration (refrigeration) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Mechanical Refrigeration provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Early Electrical Appliances (electrical_appliances_early) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Early Electrical Appliances is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. | No sources recorded. |
| Food Cold Chain (food_cold_chain) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Food Cold Chain provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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