Comments on: Canada Dry Progress A1 Cooler

By: amanda

amanda — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:59:08 +0000

i have the same cooler that you show in the picture, im looking for a vaule on this cooler but havent been able to find anything about it, i also have the same cooler but a coke one, please if you have any info on these, it would really help, thank you

By: Darwin

Darwin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:44:33 +0000

Yes, go to yahoo, type in Canada Dry or Pepse, sorry got a Brain stop on spelling, look up the model no. that is a great help. I hope you got a old tag.

By: RON

RON — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:29:12 +0000

I HAVE A CANADA DRY COOLER MODEL # A55.DOES ANYONE HAVE A PICTURE OF IT I AM RESTORING IT AND I KNOW THERE ARE MISSING PARTS.THANKS

By: william madison

william madison — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:15:15 +0000

hey all, I just got this cooler from my Dad and its the coolest thing i’ve seen. I looked on ebay and there isn’t an A1 on there There is one canada dry cooler but i believe it to be a much later vintage, but still in great shape. Mine is Rusty! but still holds water and has all the equip that it came with even the tray that goes inside. ill clean it up and post it soon for all to see.
I don’t know what it would sell for and will be looking for buyers soon, Dad is in tax trouble and needs to liquidate stuff soon. So keep me in mind if your interested.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:31:38 +0000

I got the Same canada dry cooler as in the pic just want it to know the value of it

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 21:03:19 +0000

Hi i just found a cooler and was wondering if anyone had found one on ebay or something to know the value. I couldnt find one.

By: carol

carol — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 23:02:52 +0000

i have a canada dry cooler over 30 yrs. old. the top of it is actually a cushion seat. it has a metal dish inside the outside is silver with the canada dry emblem. is this worth anything?

By: brian

brian — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:28:30 +0000

I have a progress cooler in very good shape except for the finish. I believe it is a coca-cola cooler because of the color, BUT there is no embossed logo. Were all coolers embossed with logos for that time period?

By: vintagevending

vintagevending — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:06:48 +0000

The best we know, the insulation is fiberglass.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:47:10 +0000

i have just purchased a Progress Refrigerator Company cooler, looks exactly the same as your in the pic

now when i opened it up, it had a little white dust in the bottom

now i was worried this might have been the insulation between the inner and outer layers ? ? ? my concern is that it would contain asbestos ( and we know about that , thus i wouldnt want my family lunch in it )

so when you refurbed it, did you find out what was between the inner and outer metal skins ? ? ?

thanks
matt

By: vintagevending

vintagevending — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:30:23 +0000

Maureen,

As we have been out of the restoration business for awhile, we aren’t able to provide an estimate of value. A good thing to do is try to find a similar one on ebay or Craig’s List. Sometimes they pop up there. Good luck,

By: Maureen Mccabe

Maureen Mccabe — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:08:36 +0000

I have this canada dry cooler about same condition. My question is its value?

By: vintagevending

vintagevending — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:28:02 +0000

Edwin,

The drain cap can be found here: http://www.fun-tronicsllc.com/store.php?searchterms=progress&searchmode=any
Good luck with your restoration!

By: Edwin Meyer

Edwin Meyer — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:04:07 +0000

I recently came across an A1 cooler. It is in a little worse shape then yours was. My question is. Where did you find the restoration parts for the cooler? I have been searching the web and have not found any place to get items like the bottle opener or drain cap. You did a very nice job on your restoration, I can only hope mine comes out looking so good. Thanks Edwin