Historical information

The Churchill Island collection includes objects from the late 1800s. The collection is presented in sets and series, of which this ice-chest represents the Amess era.

Significance

This object helps explore the domestic objects used in the late 1800s prior to refrigeration.

Physical description

Upright wooden ice-chest on four castors featuring two horizontally opening doors attached with brass hinges. The interior is lined with galvanised iron.

Inscriptions & markings

Foys Melb