Ice Saw

2009.23.2

Hand operated ice saw with wood handles used to cut ice on lakes or rivers into blocks that were kept in ice houses and used in ice boxes in homes to keep foods cool.

H-6 W-14.5 L-76 inches

The ice saw had a handle at the end that one or two men could use to push and pull the saw as it cut large cubes of ice from lakes and rivers.

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