They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To: Are Old Appliances Better Than New Ones? They could, and they could be energy efficient.

https://www.homeserve.com/en-us/blog/home-improvement/old-appliances-vs-new-appliances/

And yes, we all know modern appliances are energy efficient. In the old days electricity was cheap.

A 20-year-old refrigerator could use 1,700 kWh of electricity every year, compared with about 450 kWh for a similarly sized new ENERGY STAR model. At an electrical cost of 12 cents per kWh, that represents a savings of $150 per year and a potential payback of about 7-9 years.