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Bosch wanted to offer an affordable appliance for the average person, which is why the interior space was limited to 60 liters. Although the appliance was attractively priced compared to its competitors – it cost just 350 Reichsmark – it was still too expensive for many households, with the average earnings only around 200 Reichsmark a month.
Bosch wanted to offer an affordable appliance for the average person, which is why the interior space was limited to 60 liters. Although the appliance was attractively priced compared to its competitors – it cost just 350 Reichsmark – it was still too expensive for many households, with the average earnings only around 200 Reichsmark a month.


With opinion divided both in terms of esthetics and convenience, the product planners stepped in. The successor appliances in 1935 and 1936 had the typical cabinet format and a larger usable volume of 90 and 120 liters.
With opinion divided both in terms of esthetics and convenience, the product planners stepped in. The successor appliances in 1935 and 1936 had the typical cabinet format and a larger usable volume of 90 and 120 liters.<ref>Bosch Corporate Archives, Bosch-Zünder 1/2008: Mit dem Bosch-Kühlschrank – frisch durch 75 Jahre.</ref>


Source: Bosch Company Archive, Bosch-Zünder 1/2008: Mit dem Bosch-Kühlschrank – frisch durch 75 Jahre
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