A Challenging One - SOLVED

[JimInPhilly]

Found this piece in a park not far from my home in Philadelphia. I found coins and relics from the mid 1800s to early 1900s in this small patch of ground.
It was actually found a while ago and i just came across it while looking through some old finds.
I did some research and came up with nothing but that the Evening Telegraph was a newspaper , now defunct.
Obviously it was made before refrigerators were used by the masses.

HH

Jim

 

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[Mackaydon]

Re: A Challenging One

Here you go:
http://www.harpweek.com/09Cartoon/BrowseByDateCartoon.asp?Month=August&Date=22
Don.....

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: A Challenging One

The New York Herald started a Free Ice Fund on May 29, 1892. The purpose of this fund was to furnish free ice to the poor families of the city who otherwise would have been compelled to do without it. The lives of thousands of babies were saved by it, and the sufferings of an untold number of invalids were mitigated through its far-reaching efforts.
The Free Ice Fund was abandoned in 1919. During the years of its existence more than 125,000,000 pounds of ice were distributed. Nearly 7,000,000,000 pieces were given away, one piece to a person who, in turn, represented a family.

You have a great piece of history; great find.
Here are many other sources listed on this page:
http://books.google.com/books?ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Herald+"free+ice+fund"&btnG=Search+Books

 

[PBK]

Re: A Challenging One

Great find... great research/ID!

 

[Mackaydon]

Correction: The figure I mentioned above should read 7,000,000.
Don.....'
PS: Thanks PBK

 

[Luck Be a Lady]

Wow, that is a really cool piece of history you have there. Congats on your find & HH!

 

[Ken from Atlanta]

Wow very nice find!

 

[JimInPhilly]

Thanks for the info. I see there was a New York ice drive , now would like to check up on the Philadelphia connection.

 

[UncleVinnys]

Reminds me of a true story.
My grandfather had his own business as an ice delivery man.
Used a horse and buggy to deliver ice.
When refrigerators first came out, he thought it was a
"passing fad", but it eventually put him out of business.

(P.S. - our family is STILL poor today, ha, ha! - Thanks Gramps!)

 

[JimInPhilly]

Thats funny UncleVinny ....Youre not a rotary telephone salesman, I hope...