[AT] Vehicle cooling before AC

[Rena Glover Goss]

Yes.  I remember using one on a trip across Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado.  It brought the temperature down a bit, but not enough to make it worthwhile.

Larry

---- Brian <bcolt1 at yahoo.com> wrote: 
> Yes, they were called swamp coolers. They worked by evaporation, and the car had to be moving right along. Thus, they were not much help in humid areas, or when moving slowly in traffic. I never actually saw one up here in New England, but recall seeing articles about them.
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>   1. OT: Vehicle Cooling before refrigerated A/C (Ray Trimble)
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> Does anyone remember seeing units outside the passenger window a device that looked like a canister vacuum cleaner before A/C became common. I remember them as a young boy? in the early 50's going to Amarillo. We didn't have one just wondering if they really worked. I suppose they could offer some cooling if they had ventures in it.
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