Name/Title
IceboxDescription
White enameled metal cylinder on feet with lid, door and three circular wire shelves.Use
Ice was placed under the lid, in the top compartment of the icebox. The food was placed on one of the circular tiers of wire below. The ice normally lasted a few days. Water drained into a pan which had to be emptied regularly.Context
Patented in 1906, the White Frost Refrigerator was the only cylinder-shaped icebox. A block of ice sat in a compartment under the lid and chilled air was vented into the food storage space below. The makers said their distinctive model was:
More hygienic – easy-clean curved enamelled steel, food always in perfect condition
More scientific – better design, better insulated, economical with ice, revolving shelves
Desirable yet affordable – stylish, special, above-average price payable in installments it was the only cylindrical
https://homethingspast.com/2011/11/06/vintage-white-frost-refrigerator/
