Ice harvesting tool with two forged iron hooks held onto a handle of ash by a forged hammer-welded iron loop. The loop and the two hooks are also riveted through the handle. The ash handle was shaped with a drawknife and spokeshave to a roughly tapered cylinder.
For more on the Shakers' harvesting of ice, see blog post: https://shakerml.org/ready-cool-milk-broth-necessity-ice/
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Shaker Museum Hook, Ice. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=19885. Accessed on November 24, 2024
