Primitive Fridge Restoration - Early 1900s Ice Box

In this restoration video, I will bring back to life a vintage ice box produced in the early 1900s in Germany or, as I like to call it, “the father of the fridges.” I bought it from an antiquities website, thinking it would make a great restoration video, and the seller told me that the old ice box was found in a barn. This primitive fridge is a unique piece with many beautiful brass elements. I decided to restore it so it would not lose its antique look. The fridge restoration process took me about 8 days to achieve what you saw in this restoration video. Removing the old paint from the wooden elements and sanding them took most of the time, and of course, cleaning the zinc elements from inside and outside was also pretty tricky because some of them were highly corroded and rusty. Still, the sandblaster and other tools saved me in a way. I love how this antique ice box turned out and am happy I could save it from decay. Now it is perfectly functional and will serve in my workshop this summer, I needed an ice box to keep my food box and some cold drinks inside. If you enjoy my work and my videos, please consider subscribing! Cheers! Support my work: Join this channel to get access to the perks: 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Huge restoration project 1:10 Termites attacked this old fellow 1:25 Disassembling the Father of Refrigerators 8:59 Sandblasting the brass parts 11:32 Polishing all the parts 13:59 Removing the rusty hinges 16:02 Sanding the wooden parts 18:12 Removing the zinc corrosion 18:46 Washing with soap and water 23:11 Applying wood varnish with an antique finish 23:40 Sandblasting the water tank 26:39 Dissasemblying the door 27:02 Germany, city of Boizenburg 27:26 Sealing the door with polyester 30:09 Soldering the door frame 32:02 Assembling the Ice Box 36:38 Filling the ice container 38:23 Cheers! #restoration #restorationvideos #iceboxrestoration