Object 981.033.001
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 |