[PW] Vocabulary in 1947 Newfoundland?

[Carolyn]

I'm reading a mystery by a Newfoundland writer, set on that island in 
1947. It appears to be well researched and historically accurate.

However, one item irked me and am wondering if it's a honker.

During domestic scenes, characters go in and out of their iceboxes 
for food and drink. Fine, that's the right term for the day. However, 
in one scene, somebody closes the door to the "fridge." To my 
understanding, "fridge" is modern shorthand for "refrigerator," and 
that term didn't come into being until new technology replaced iceboxes.

Can anyone verify this?

Thanks!

Carolyn Haley
DocuMania
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