I'm trying to find some information about my my mother's ice box. It was actually made to hang on the wall, but her new apartment doesn't have enough wall space for her to hang it, so we put it on this bookshelf. It is about 32" tall and 26" across. It is very heavy, lined with metal (zinc??) and has a drainage hole at the bottom. There is no maker's mark on it. I have never seen another one like it!
Hola, Barb, and welcome to the Forums. There are plenty of furniture brainiacs here who will be along soon.
I've got to believe that this would have been on some kind of stand or just sat on the floor. You already know how heavy it is (without equally heavy ice and contents.) Hanging it on a wall sounds quite difficult, structurally speaking. Admittedly, I couldn't find one either. Where are you, Barb?
Hanging on the wall would make it a pain in the butt to load it with a block of ice - maybe at one time had feet for the floor??
I'm thinking at sometime in it's life it was repurpossed (probably not spelled right) to be hung on the wall as a type of cabinet to store things in - but who knows for sure?
Rayo, I that that makes great sense. After it isn't needed for its original purpose, it wouldn't be of display usefulness (especially if it lost its legs) unless lifted somehow. And it does look great on the wall, used just as it is now, for cool stuff.
Hi, My great aunt had one mounted on the wall but it was sunk into the wall. I guess for better insulation. Our old one was put into the "cave" our underground storage area. It held the jellies and stuff that did not have lids, only wax sealed. I guess to keep out the critters. greg
I'm in NC, but my mom (and the ice box) live in FL. She bought it in Alabama around 1970 when she was on an antiquing vacation.
We will have a look at the underside and see if we can see where legs might have been attached at some point!
To hang this on the wall, "walls come tumbling down." Another idea, the top section of a floor one. I believe, can't prove it at the moment, I've seen similar that were stacked. Here is the stacked look; however, this one is a retro modern refrigerator. The height of it, 32", makes it table height. There are several ice boxes out there around this height that have been re-purposed as end tables. --- Susan
This looks very possible, although I have never seen an old ice box that stacks like this. Would love to find some of the 32" ones and use them as kitchen storage or a medicine cabinet in the bathroom, but no luck!
