Tool, Ice Harvesting

2021.4656.01
Ice Auger
Ice Auger
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Title
Ice Auger
Creation Date
1900 – 1950
Materials

Dimensions

48 in. H x 5 in. W

Description
Hand powered ice auger for drilling small holes in the ice to measure the thickness before harvesting the ice. It was used by Lorenz Gades on Lake Minnewaska in Glenwood, Minnesota. 
Related People and Organizations
Minnewaska Ice Company
Gades, Lorenz
Geographic Notes
Glenwood, Minnesota
Geographic Names
Glenwood, Pope, Minnesota, United States, NA [45.65024,-95.38976] [id:5028087]
Contact the Pope County Historical Society for more information
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