ANTIQUE LARGE CAST IRON LOG CARRIER MOVER ICE BOX TONGS
WE ARE OFFERING A LARGE ANTIQUE CAST METAL ICE TONG AND ALSO USED AS A LOG CARRIER. THIS WONDERFUL OLD TOOL IS A BLAST FROM THE PAST. USED ALMOST DAILY BACK IN THE 1900's TO 1930's FOR THE REFRIGERATION OF THE ERA. THE ICE MAN WOULD DELIVER LARGE BLOCKS OF ICE TO THE HOMES RESIDENTS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE AN ICE BOX. THE BLOCK OF ICE WAS LIFTED WITH THE ICE HOOK AND PLACED ON A BOTTOM SHELF IN THE ICE BOX TO KEEP FOOD COLD. AS THE ICE MELTED, THERE WAS A LARGE TRAY IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX TO COLLECT THE MELTED WATER. CHILDREN WOULD GATHER AROUND THE ICE MAN'S TRUCK WHEN THE ICE WAS DELIVERED IN HOPES TO GET A FEW CHIPS OF ICE AS A TREAT. ALSO USED BY LOGGERS TO MOVE AND HANDLE SMALL TREE LOGS EASIER. THIS ICE HOOK IS MADE OF SOLID CAST METAL MEASURES: LARGER THAN MOST. 22" LONG X 15" WIDE - WITH HANDLES ALL THE WAY TOGETHER. IN FULL OPEN POSITION MEASURES: 26" POINT TO POINT. MEASURES: 29 1/4" AT THE INNER CURVE OF THE POINTS IN FULL OPEN POSITION THE OVAL OPEN DOUBLE TOP HANDLES MEASURE: 5 1/4" WIDE. CONDITION: EXCELLENT ANTIQUE CONDITION. MAKES A GREAT ANTIQUE DISPLAY AND CONVERSATION PIECE. THEY MAKE A CHARMING UNIQUE PAPER TOWEL HOLDER
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