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| Object ID |
1968.044.0021 |
| Object Name |
Icebox |
| Description |
Wooden Ice Box (3' 8" high, 19" deep, 26" wide).This wooden ice box has different compartments, which holds various amounts of ice. ( 75 to 100 pounds). A tube led from the ice compartment to a pan below to catch the melted water. This had to be emptied 2 or 3 times per day. Below the ice compartment there was a larger compartment, and this is where the food was kept. This was used by the Wm. W. McMinimy family in Wichita before mechanizes refrigerators were made. |
| Cataloged by |
Tony Maphet |
| Catalog date |
01/19/2004 |
| Sub-category |
Food Processing T&E |
| Home location |
Bld1-A-46 |
| Status date |
06/05/2009 |
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Last modified on: March 09, 2010
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