Name/Title
Ice BoxEntry/Object ID
1970.077.001Description
Oak ice box with incising on each door. Larger door at bottom. Metal rectangular shaped tag on front says The Siberia. Zinc lined. No shelves. 3 matching hinges & bottom hinge different. Latch on each door which lift up out of holder & open left to right.Context
Was used in Thygeson Drug Store in Ne. City, Ne. Most urban dwellers in America during the Victorian period had ice delivered right to their door. "There is a panic among the ice dealers, brewers, butchers and packers just now," said the Omaha Daily Bee on January 9, 1882, "and every sort of scheme is being devised to get ice for next season's use." Ice was "a necessary article of summer luxury" before the days of refrigeration, and a short ice crop was sure to cause problems for families and businesses.Collection
Wildwood Historic Center [primary collection]Acquisition
Accession
1970.077Source or Donor
077 Robert ThygesonAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
The SiberiaDate made
circa 1880Dimensions
Height
59 inWidth
20-1/2 inDepth
33-1/4 inLocation
Room
PantryFloor
First FloorBuilding
Wildwood House