Name/Title
Tongs, iceEntry/Object ID
32.12Description
Johnston Ice Tongs. Material: metal. Size: closed, 5 1/2" W. x 23" L. Description: iron handles on one end; tongs on other end; used to lift ice blocks from frozen lake.Context
Ice tongs used by the Johnston Ice House Company to remove blocks of ice from Clear Lake, Waseca. Owner, Jerome (Jerry) C. Johnston was a great uncle to donor. After the ice business declined, Jerome went into the real estate business. Jerome gave the ice tongs to his brother-inlaw, Alfred G. Wetzstein who passed them on to his grandson, David Wetzstein. (Jerome (Jerry) C. Johnston brother in-law to Alfred G. Wetzstein (sister Esther was Mrs. J. Johnston).Cataloged By
Legacy Photo ImportLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Tongs, IceNomenclature Primary Object Term
Tongs, ServingNomenclature Sub-Class
Serving UtensilsNomenclature Class
Food Service T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsCreate Date
May 30, 2012Update Date
November 21, 2024