Category 4: Tools & Equipment for Materials➔Mining & Mineral Harvesting T&E➔Tool, Ice Harvesting➔Saw, Ice

From F. T. Hill Museum

Accession Number 69-13-2

Date circa 1940

Description Antique ice saw. Ice saws were used to cut up chunks of ice from frozen bodies of water. The ice was then picked up with ice tongs and transported to houses for refrigeration purposes. After 1950 this practice became uncommon in Canada.

Materials metal Wood Handle

Measurements Length: 31 1/4 in.; Width: 4 3/4 in.;
Notes: ice saw