Value. Depending on the condition, an antique wooden ice box can be worth a lot of money. Many restored ice boxes are selling online for as much as $2000-$3000.

The process of ice harvesting looked somewhat similar to crop harvesting, with horses pulling plow-like ice cutters across frozen lakes and ponds. Before ice could be cut, snow had to be cleared from the surface. A large block of ice was stored inside to keep these early refrigerators chilly.

They didn’t. You can’t make ice unless you can artificially lower water’s temperature below freezing (0 C, 32 F) and in the “Wild West” they didn’t have freezers. To get ice, you needed water to freeze, which usually meant it became winter.

Ice was cut from the surface of ponds and streams, then stored in ice houses, before being sent on by ship, barge or railroad to its final destination around the world. Networks of ice wagons were typically used to distribute the product to the final domestic and smaller commercial customers.

5 to 7 days

In temperate climates, the cooling properties of slate were sufficient to keep cheeses and milk at a low temperature for every bit as long as in our modern refrigerators. The victorians also made use of terracotta pots that had been soaked in water.

Salt Lowers the Temperature of Ice Water. At 0 °C ice melts and freezes at the same rate, so you don’t see ice melting at this temperature. Salt lowers the freezing point of water via freezing point depression.

20 minutes

When added to ice, salt first dissolves in the film of liquid water that is always present on the surface, thereby lowering its freezing point below the ices temperature. Ice in contact with salty water therefore melts, creating more liquid water, which dissolves more salt, thereby causing more ice to melt, and so on.

Braking on a curve may cause you to skid. Reduce speed before entering the curve, and slowly lighten the pressure on the brake until reaching the apex point (where the car is closest to the inside of the curve line).

Use light, steady pressure on the brake pedal to maintain the right speed. This allows your braking system to maintain traction. If you don’t have ABS, start slowly and keep it slow by lightly pumping the brakes. Never use cruise control in icy conditions.

Always adjust your speed down to account for lower traction when driving on snow or ice. Accelerate and decelerate slowly. Apply the gas slowly to regain traction and avoid skids. Don’t try to get moving in a hurry and take time to slow down for a stoplight.