Icebox
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An icebox is a compact, non-mechanical refrigerator which was a common early-twentieth-century kitchen appliance before the development of safely powered refrigeration devices. They were insulated cab
Icebox used in cafés of Paris in the late 1800s
Ice extraction taking place in 1970
A. Norwegian icebox. The ice was placed in the drawer at top. B. Typical Victorian icebox, of oak with tin or zinc shelving and door lining. C. An oak cabinet icebox that would be found in well-to-do homes.
Women delivering ice. During WWI, many women were employed as icemen (or "ice girls", as they were called).
Ice cutting
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Ice cutting is a winter task of collecting surface ice from lakes and rivers for storage in ice houses and use or sale as a cooling method. Rare today, it was common before the era of widespread mecha
Icebox
…was not new at that time; the ice house was an introductory model for the modern icebox. The traditional kitchen icebox dates back to the days of ice harvesting, which was commonly used from the mid-19th century until the introduction of the refrigerator for home use in the 1930s. Most municipally consumed ice…
Icecutters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1890s