Coolgardie safe, 1925

Significance

A pioneering response to the problem of preservation of foodstuffs in hot climates

Physical description

A timber framed hessian covered cabinet with metal tray at the top and metal guttering cooled by the evaporation of water. Used to preserve cheese, butter, cream and meat and to set jellies. Invented circa 1900 at Coolgardie, W.A. and was in use until electric refrigeration became available.

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