Tool, Ice Harvesting
Ice hook, Mount Lebanon, NY
Description
Ice pike. Long wooden handle with circular cross-section, which grows in diameter toward opposite end. Inserted into wider end are two forged iron spikes; both curve out, one more drastically than other. Iron ferrule around shaft end. Spikes have rectangular cross section.
Notes
For more on the Shakers' harvesting of ice, see blog post: https://shakerml.org/ready-cool-milk-broth-necessity-ice/