Ice Plow
Object/Artifact
Ice plow with wooden sleeve. The plow was pulled behind a horse to score the ice in a grid pattern before a saw was used to cut through the thickness of the ice to make blocks.
95.11.1a-b
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Gifford - Wood Company
1905 - 1911
Arlington
Massachusetts
United States of America
North America
Manufacturer's Mark
Side of wooden sleeve
Ice King / 81 in [on opposite side] Gifford - Wood Co. / Ice Mch'y Hudson, N.Y. / Ice Tools, / Arlington. Mass
English
Stencilled
Other Number
95.11.1.a-b
81 in
2
1 ice plow, 1 wooden sleeve
Wood
Metal
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