The Icebox “the first coolers”

The Icebox “the first coolers”

An icebox (also called a cold closet) is a compact non-mechanical refrigerator which was a common early-twentieth-century kitchen appliance before the development of safely powered refrigeration devices. Before the development of electric...
Ice machines: Inventions and Patents

Ice machines: Inventions and Patents

While some people’s opinions differ about who invented and built the first ice machine, the patents obtained are documented and recorded as follows. The idea for a refrigerator had come from Oliver Evans, also an American inventor who was one of the first Americans...
Ice Machine History

Ice Machine History

Do you have a refrigerator with an ice machine built into it, or an under counter unit. If so you’ve probably gotten pretty used to the luxury of filling up a glass with fresh ice. It’s a luxury that has only relatively recently been possible, and the history of that...