Late Antique Furniture

Antique Ice Box Circa late 1800's The Rolls Royce quality

Antique Ice Box Circa late 1800's The Rolls Royce quality
Antique Ice Box Circa late 1800's The Rolls Royce quality
Antique Ice Box Circa late 1800's The Rolls Royce quality
Antique Ice Box Circa late 1800's The Rolls Royce quality
Antique Ice Box Circa late 1800's The Rolls Royce quality

Antique Ice Box Circa late 1800's The Rolls Royce quality
Antique Ice Box Circa late 1800's The Rolls Royce quality. Ice extraction taking place in 1970.

The first recorded use of refrigeration technology dates back to 1775 BC in the Sumerian city of Terqa. It was there that the region's King, Zimri-lim. Began the construction of an elaborate ice house fitted with a sophisticated drainage system and shallow pools to freeze water in the night. Using ice for cooling and preservation was nothing new at this point, but these ice houses paved the way for their smaller counterpart, the icebox, to come into existence. The more traditional icebox dates back to the days of ice harvesting.

Which had hit an industrial high that ran from the mid-19th century until the 1930s, when the refrigerator was introduced into the home. Most municipally consumed ice was harvested in winter from snow-packed areas or frozen lakes, stored in ice houses. In 1827 the commercial ice cutter was invented, which increased the ease and efficiency of harvesting natural ice.

This invention made ice cheaper and in turn helped the icebox become more common. Up until this point, iceboxes were used for personal means but not for mass manufacturing. By the 1840s, various companies appeared including Sears, The Baldwin Refrigerator Company, and the Ranney Refrigerator Company started getting involved in the icebox manufacturing industry. Eddy & Son of Boston is considered to be the first company to produce iceboxes in mass quantities.

During this time, many Americans desired big iceboxes. Companies such as the Boston Scientific Refrigerator Company introduced iceboxes which could hold up to 50 lbs of ice. In a 1907 survey of expenditures of New York City inhabitants, 81% of the families surveyed were found to possess "refrigerators" either in the form of ice stored in a tub or iceboxes. Within 30 days of having received the item.

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  • Country/Region of Manufacture: America
  • Style: Antique
  • Item Height: 6 Ft
  • Depth: 2.5
  • Sub-Style: American
  • Material: Oak
  • Width: 2.5
  • Grade: Ungraded
  • Color: Brown


Antique Ice Box Circa late 1800's The Rolls Royce quality