Tool, Ice Harvesting

Ice hook, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:
1961.12896.1 [dup 1]
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Makers
J.H. Farm
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/

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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Shaker Museum Tool, Ice Harvesting. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=22977. Accessed on September 23, 2024

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