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Ice Saw

2024.22.66

See 2023.11.42 for photo of ice saw in action.

Objects: historical artifacts

Winthers, Sally

7 in

70 in

handle is 12 inches long

Garage, History Center

Morgan Ice Company

Object Label

Ice Saw A saw that cuts through 18 inches of ice needs to be quite long! The person doing the cutting would pull the saw almost completely out of the ice and then lean over to push the saw handles to the surface of the pond or river. The harvested ice was stored until summer by packing it in sawdust from the local sawmills. Property of the Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

06/15/2024

06/15/2024