Category 4: Tools & Equipment for Materials➔Mining & Mineral Harvesting T&E➔Tool, Ice Harvesting➔Saw, Ice
Artefact
69-13-2
circa 1940
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.
metal
Wood Handle
Longueur: 31 1/4 in.;
Largeur: 4 3/4 in.;
Notes: ice saw
Notes: ice saw