by Mark Ferguson | Jun 8, 2021 | Blog
Ice Cubes or Chicken Wings? It’s funny how the natural progression of things usually works out fine and we often learn something in the process. I have also found that true stories are usually more interesting than fiction. That is why I wrote my Ice cubes or chicken...
by Mark Ferguson | May 4, 2020 | Blog
Scotsman Ice Systems pioneered the development of affordable, reliable ice-making machines in the 1950s. Half a century of research, innovation and customer service later, they are the largest manufacturer of ice makers in the world, a truly global company with...
by Mark Ferguson | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog
“Turn of the Century” Making Clear Ice Commercially By the late 1800’s, ice making for commercial use was being perfected and developed for the growing beef, fish and food markets. During 1867 Andrew Muhl built an ice machine in Waco for the growing beef...
by Mark Ferguson | Mar 23, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Mark Ferguson | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Mark Ferguson | Mar 13, 2020 | Blog
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...
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