Ice Plow

Name/Title

Ice Plow

Entry/Object ID

95.11.2a-b

Description

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.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Gifford - Wood Company

Date made

1905 - 1911

Place

Town

Arlington

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Hudson [New York : United States of America : North America]

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Manufacturer's Mark

Location

Sides of wooden sleeve

Transcription

Gifford - Wood Co. / Ice Mch'y Hudson, N.Y. / Ice Tools, / Arlington. Mass / No. 20

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stencilled

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

95.11.2.a-b

Parts

Count

2

Parts

1 ice plow, 1 wooden sleeve

Material

Wood, Metal