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| Picture No | 11982458 |
| Date | 1875 |
| Description | Steam ice elevator, Hudson River 1875 |
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During the winter months in Huston River, America, the ice was cut when the thickness was nine inches. Illustration showing the steam ice elevator steadily carrying blocks up to a desired gallery of the storehouse, where they were packed two or three inches apart and covered with loose hay when filled.
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| Source | Engraving in in 'Scientific American', 27 March 1875, page 38 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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