Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 17:35:58 -0500 From: Russ Hanson <russhanson@grantsburgtelcom.net> Subject: Re: ice harvesting Message-ID: <fd71c467da89a87362622e4d0861e91b@mail.airstreamcomm.net>
A cold case that can be solved by doing a patent search on google on
Eward.
Patented ug. 20, 1935 UNITED' STATES ICE RECEPTACLE Harold D. Eward,
Fort Wayne, Ind
You can read the patent and see the drawing at
https://www.google.com/patents/US2012159?dq=eward&hl=en&sa=X&ei=D3lEU8vCNYrqyQHD-YGYBQ&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA
Russ Hanson
Sterling Eureka and Laketown Historical Society, Cushing, WI
On Apr 04, 2014, Rita Frakes wrote:
> The Mazomanie Historical Society has a small collection of ice
> harvesting artifacts. One is a canvas bag by the H.O. Eward Co. also
> marked: "TONG-BAG", Pat. No. 20121, 188_? 100lbs. OSCAR MAYER IS
> stenciled on the outside of the bag. We know that when the local
> company quit harvesting ice here on Lake Marion, it purchased ice
> from
> the Oscar Mayer Co., in Madison, WI.
>
> I am looking for information on the H.O. Eward Co. Any help would be
> appreciated.
>
> Rita Frakes, Curator
>
> Mazomanie Historical Society
>
> 608-795-4355
-- Russ Hanson riverroadrambler@gmail.com