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Figure 1. Clearing Off Scraper

  • Part of The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice
  • 1893

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Figure 1 from the 1893 volume The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice depicting a scraper used to remove snow from the surface of a lake or river prior to the harvesting of ice. Historically, ice harvesting or cutting was a winter task of collecting surface ice from lakes and rivers for storage in ice houses and use or sale as a cooling method.

The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice is a comprehensive book on the ice industry with content and illustrations on the harvesting, cutting and storing of ice; ice house construction; handling, transport and marketing of ice; the use of ice in refrigeration; ice cellars and houses as well as recipes for iced foods and beverages.

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Author
  • Hiles, Theron L.
Publisher
  • Orange Judd & Company
Place of publication
  • New York (State)--New York
Format
  • Image
  • Text
Genre
  • Illustrations
  • Publications
Extent
  • 1 page
  • 18 cm H
Language
  • English
Subject
  • Ice
  • Ice industry
  • Icehouses
  • Scrapers (Tools)
  • Snow removal
  • Tools
Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Library
Physical container
  • Page 17
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Hiles, Theron L. “Figure 1. Clearing Off Scraper.” The Ice Crop: How to Harvest, Store, Ship and Use Ice. New York, New York: Orange Judd & Company, 1893. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/d5tl51s.

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