Category 4: Tools & Equipment for Materials➔Mining & Mineral Harvesting T&E➔Tool, Ice Harvesting➔Saw, Ice
Artifact
Accession Number:
69-13-2
Date
circa 1940Description
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 HandleMeasurements
31 1/4 in. L x 4 3/4 in. W Category
Saw, Ice
