Title:
Ice tongs
Catalog Number:
1993.5
Description:
Drop forged steel ice tongs used to lift 200 pound ice blocks.
Date:
circa 1900
Size:
H-21 W-18 inches
Kid Tales:
Before there were refrigerators perishables were kept in an icebox. Large blocks of ice cut from frozen lakes or rivers would by picked up with ice tongs, packed in sawdust, and stored in ice houses. Small pieces would then be cut away and used to keep the icebox cool.
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Ice Tongs
Ice Tongs