Refrigeration: Sectional view of ice-house showing

Refrigeration: Sectional view of ice-house showing ramming down of ice. Pit dug and lined with brick, poor conductor of heat. Roof covered with thatch for same reason. Each piece of ice dipped in water before packed in ice-house, so forming solid mass with minimum surface area exposed. Drain at bottom. Woodcut, London, 1838

1838 Dipped Drain Exposed Forming Freezing Minimum Packed Preservation Ramming Reason Refrigeration Sectional Solid Thatch

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