Ice tongs
A pair of metal tongs used to haul large blocks of ice from the Mackenzie River to the Fort Good Hope nursing station where the ice was stored in a cork-insulated icehouse. The nursing station was built in 1955 by the federal government.
Accession No.
981.033.001
Maker
Gifford and Wood Company, Hudson, New York, USA
Culture
Non-Indigenous
Region
Sahtu
Location
Fort Good Hope, Mackenzie River
Date
1950s
