[PW] Vocabulary in 1947 Newfoundland?

[John P. Dyson]

Quoting Carolyn <dcma at vermontel.net>:

> 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?

I have no documentation at hand, but I bet "fridge" came from the 
popular brand name Frigidaire rather than from a generic "refrigerator."

John Dyson