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Patented Ice Tools

Jan 1936 – Present

This section is a collection of tools patented from January 1936 to Present. Each tool is found elsewhere in the respective section. If there were more than one tool for a patent, only one item is shown in this section. The patent number, issue date, patentee and a short reason for the patent, along with a portion of the patent drawing, are shown

List of Patents
2,030,735 – Feb 1936	2,112,649 – Mar 1938	D148,714 – Feb 1948
D98,582 – Feb 1936	2,127,262 – Aug 1938	2,474,100 – Jun 1949
2,046,396 - Jul.1936	D113,016 - Jan. 1939	D160,082 – Sep 1950
2,047,566 – Jul 1936	2,146,419 – Feb 1939	D160,605 – Oct 1950
2,047,567 – Jul 1936	2,147,394 – Feb 1939	2,651,840 – Sep 1953
2,048,569 – Jul 1936	D116,565 – Sept. 1939	D173,600 – Dec 1954
2,056,097 – Sep 1936	2,176,333 - Oct. 1939	D182,334 – Mar. 1958
2,065,677 - Dec 1936	2,177,038 – Oct. 1939	D198,808 – Aug 1964
2,070,773 – Feb 1937	2,208,040 - July 1940	3,155,329 – Nov 1964
2,071,730 - Feb 1937	2,213,166 - Aug 1940	D206,091 – Oct. 1966
2,086,253 – Jul 1937	2,215,492 – Sep 1940	D208,874 – Oct 1967
D105,437 – Jul 1937	2,267,979 – Dec 1941	3,385,530 – May 1968
2,104,577 – Jan 1938	2,393,282 - Jan 1946	D246,755 – Dec 1977
	D147,732 - Oct. 1947

1930’s	1940’s & 1950’s	1960’s & 1970’s

1930’s

Patent 2,030,735 Issued Feb. 11, 1936, to Charles F. Belshaw and William J. La Casse, Duluth, Minn.

Ice-Cuber

The principal object of the invention is to form ice cubes in a block of ice in a relative short time by heated water in the tank and in turn the heated grid will melt the ice in the shape of cubes to be chipped off the block. Another objective of the design allows for an addition row of cubes, when subsequent operations are properly placed with the prior application.

Patent 2,030,735 Issued Feb. 11, 1936,

Patent Drawing

L – 13-5/8”, W – 4-3/4”, D – 3”,

COOLERATOR ICE CUBER, PAT APPLIED FOR, DULUTH REFRIGERATOR CORPORATION, DULUTH, MINN., MFGR OF COOLERATOR REFRIGERATORS on the top of the water container. SHERMAN printed around the edge of the cap. Cap on the end of the water housings, which is allowed by the patent. 17 cutting squares on the diagonal with the long axis of the item.

Patent D98,582 Issued February 18, 1936 and Patent 2,056,097 Issued September 29, 1936 to Thomas J. Fegley of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.

Design for a combined Ice Crusher and Beverage Container

and

Ice Cracker for Tumblers

A new, original and ornamental design for a combined ice crusher and beverage container. The design includes a heavy handle head to crack ice and a special blade to crush ice.

H- 9’”

Patent D98,582 Patent 2,056,097

Patent Drawing

Lightning ICE BREAKER label on the container. The red bands indicate 4-8-12 oz. and the capacity is 20 oz. is marked on the bottom of the container. The chipper blades haves 9 points. The cylinder container is a shipping box (center) and display base for the ice breaker as shown to the right. The small booklet depicts the ice breaker as a product of ENTERPRISE DIVISION OF THE SILEX CO.

Patents D-92,015 Issued Apr 17, 1934 and 2,046,396 Issued Jul. 7, 1936 to James K. Matter and Luther E. Geiger of New Kennsington, Pa.

Ice Crusher

This invention relates especially to a portable press for domestic or household use to crush ice cubes produced by mechanical refrigerators and may be readily modified for a variety of purposes such as extracting juices from citrus fruits, dicing vegetables and the like. The press is adapted to be operated with minimum effort and is of rugged construction.

Height – 8-1/4”, Length – 13-1/2” ,

WEAR-EVER TRADE MARK, ALUMINUM TACU CO, on both sides of the handle and PATENT APPLIED FOR on one side of the handle. ALCOA on the bottom of the base, on the lever arm at the pivot and on the top side of the crushing piston. Long handle used as lever to push the piston down on ice which is crushed on cross members with sharp points.

Patent Drawing

Patent D 113,016 Issued Jan. 24, 1939 to Jean Otis Reinecke of Chicago, Ill and Patent 2,208,040 Issued July 16, 1940 to George J. Moeller of St. Louis, Mo.

Design for an Ice Crushing Machine

Invention of a new, original and ornamental Design for an Ice Crushing machine as shown in the drawings.

Ice Crusher

This invention relates to an ice crushing machine adapted for breaking small ice cubes into particles of suitable size for cooling beverages or other household uses. The design defines a structure that has completely water-tight chamber for the crushing the ice cubes, has a removable portion that contains a chamber to hold the crushed ice particles. The crusher can be readily mounted to the wall to ease surface space on the counter and the crusher can be easily remover from the wall for cleaning and storage. There is a simple adjustment to vary the size of the ice particles.

H – 10-1/4”,

Patent drawings

MADE BY DAZEY CORPORATION ST. LOUIS, MO USA PAT.NO 2,208,040, D-113,016 MODEL 160 on inside of lid. Paper label on top of lid DAZEY ICE CRUSHER, DAZEY CORPORATION ST. LOUIS, MO. USA. Adjustable feature on side of crusher to allow for different size chips. The top, handle arm and hopper are aluminum with a plastic bottom to catch the crushed ice.

Patent 2,047,566 Issued July 14, 1936 for the Ice Crusher

and

Patent 2,046,567 also Issued July 14, 1936 for the Base Support

Issued to P. C. Klingler of Riverside, N. J.

Ice Crusher and Support for Manually Operated Ice Crushers

This ice crusher patent is a structural improvement to a design of an earlier Klingler patent which will enable a more efficient crushing and discharge of the broken ice.

The support invention is directed toward the crusher Klingler invented. It holds the hand ice crusher and allows for a dish to be inserted under the crusher to collect the broken ice.

L – 9”, Ice cubes are placed in the top of the crusher, the two handles squeezed together repeatedly and the smaller ice pieces fall out through the smaller opening in the bottom of the crusher. There are no markings on this crusher.

Patent Drawing

H – 5”, base 5-1/2” wide and 5-7/8” deep. This crusher base is used to hold the crusher in patent 2,047,566. The base plate holds a container to catch the crushed ice. Markings on the base are THE LITTLE GEM, ICE CRUSHER, PAT APPL’D FOR, MFGD. BY GENERAL MACH. CO. RIVERSIDE, N. J.

Patent Drawing

The two patents assembled

Patent No. 2,048,569 Issued July 21, 1936. The description and images are presented under Patent D94,147 Issued Dec. 25, 1934.

Patent No. 2,048,569 Issued July 21, 1936 to Herbert C. Johnson of Chicago, Ill

Ice Crusher

The specific objective is to provide an ice crusher having a rotatable crushing unit with hook like crushing fingers which hold and crush the ice.

H – 9”, ICE KING CUBE CRUSHER, PAT NO. 2048569, OTHERS PEND. NATIONAL DIE CASTING SALES CORP. 600 N. ALBANY AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. On the under side of the base. A counter-top, hand crank, ice crusher. The frame is made of aluminum and the blades are steel.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,056,097 Issued September 29, 1936, The description and images are presented under Patent D98,582 Issued February 18, 1936.

Patent 2,065,677 Issued Dec. 29 1936 to Thomas J Fegley and George O. Leopold of Philadelphia, Pa. assignors to North Bro’s M’f’g Co. Philadelphia, Pa.

Machine for Breaking Cubes of Ice

This patent relates to certain improvements to an earlier patent 1,980,952. The main objectives for this invention was to reduce manufacturing cost, adding a second set of teeth, one set have more teeth than the other set, to break up the ice more efficiently, and one stepped projection on the inner wall of the hopper to prevent the ice from rising when penetrated by the breaking mechanism.

Patent drawing

Height – 10-1/2”,

LIGHTNING ICE CUBE BREAKER on front of crushing chamber, NORTH BROS. MFG CO, ICE CUBE BREAKER PHILADELPHIA, PA. MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PAT 1,980,952 on the back of the chamber.

Green glass container to catch the crushed ice 4-1/2" square and 3" tall. NORTH BROS MFG CO ICE CUBE BREAKER PHILA. PA USA on the bottom of the dish.

The ice breaker was built to Patent 2,065,677, but, marked with Patent 1,980,952.

I assume the ice cube breaker was being manufactured to the new configuration but identified with the old patent number while the new patent was being processed.

Patent 2,070,773 Issued February 16, 1937 to William F. Arndt and John H. Ganzer of Duluth, Minnesota.

Ice-Pick

This invention provides for an ice pick capable of separating ice cubes that have been formed on a block of ice and holding them to be washed prior to use.

L = 11-5/8’’ PAT NO 2070773 on the top aft end of the cage. “Coolerator” and THE COOLERATOR COMPANY, DULUTH, MINNESOTA on the handle. The cage above the picks is to catch the cubes as they are separated from the block ice. See patent drawing.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,071,730 Issued Feb 23, 1937 to William A. Coventry, Lancaster, Pa. assignor to Grey Iron Casting Company, Mount Joy, Pa.

Ice Crusher

The objectives of this patent is to provide a simple, inexpensive ice crushing device made with parts which may be coated with non-corrosive metal. In addition it provides with improved ice crushing members readily assembled and effective to crush the ice rapidly into particles of substantially uniform size.

PERFECT ICE CRUSHER on one side of the crusher hopper/housing, GREY IRON CASTING CO on one side of the mount and MOUNT JOY PA. USA on the other side of the mount. Some green paint on the handle, crank and mount and the ice crusher hopper/housing and internal blades are tin coated.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,086,253 Issued July 6, 1937 to Charles F. Belshaw of Greenville, Michigan

Combination Ice Cuber and Beverage Cooler

The objective of the invention is to form ice cubes by placing hot water in the top container and placing the bottom of the container with fins shaped like squares on a block of ice. In due time the fins would sink into the ice forming ice cubes that could be detached from the block with an ice pick or chipper. A further objective of the invention is to use the top canteen to hold a mixed drink, temperature higher than ice, place it on the block ice and as the fins sank into the ice it would cool the drink without diluting it.

Patent 2,086,253 Issued July 6, 1937

L – 7-3/4’, W – 4-3/4”, H – 3-1/2”

DV-MORE REG US PAT OFF, ICE CUBER on the top under the handle and MANUFACTURED BY JOS. A. MARTOCELLO & Co., PHILADELPHIA, PA. on the end of the container near the filler cap. The ice cuber was used to make ice cubes before the refrigerator. Hot water is placed in the top and the item placed on a block of ice and the hot water would heat the fins on the bottom of the container and it would slowly sink into the ice, then the cubes could be chipped off.

Patent Drawing

Patent D105,437 Issued July 27, 1937 and 2,127,262 Issued August 16, 1938 to William J. La Casse of Duluth, Minnesota.

Design for an Ice Cube Cutter

and

Ice Cuber

This invention relates to ice cubers of the type adapted to be placed upon a cake of ice to sink into the ice thus forming cubes, which would subsequently separated from the ice cake.

L – 12-1/2”, w – 3”, 2-3/8”, Coolerator, ICE CUBE CUTTER, MANUFACTURED BY THE COOLERATOR CORP DULUTH, MINN. PATENT NO 2127262, MADE IN US OF AMERICA on the top of the cutter. The objective of the tool was to fill the top of the container with hot water, then lay the “cutter” side down on a block of ice so it would melt down into the ice and form cubes. Then the ice chipper shown in patent 2,070,773 above, would be used to chip the bottom edge of the ice cube, catch it in the cage and drop it into a container. The cap is missing from the hot water chamber.

Patent Drawings

L – 12”, W-3-1/8”, H-2-2/3”,

SERV-ICE ICE CUBE CUTTER MANUFACTURED UNDER PATENT NO. 2127262 MADE IN US OF AMERICA stamped on the top of the water chamber.

Patent 2,104,577 Issued January 4, 1938. to Alois Adamczyk of Bethehem, Pennsylvania.

Ice Cube Crusher

This invention relates to an ice-cube crusher that can be operated with one hand, pick up the cubes, crush then and drop the shatter ice into a glass or other receptacle without touching the cube with the hands.

L = 8-3/4” Made of steel

Markings – STOVER on one side of head and FREEPORT ILL. on the other side and – ICE KUBE KRACKER inside one handle.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,112,649 Issued March 29, 1938 to Henry Dreyfuss of New York, New York.

Ice-Pick or Tool

The objective of this invention is to provide for provision in the handle of the ice pick, first for a good fit to the hand, secondly its weighted and has a metal face on one side to be used to crack ice to smaller pieces and lastly it reduces the roll of the pick when laid on a flat surface.

L = 8-5/8”, Metal disc in center of ball handle to crack ice. No special markings.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,127,262 Issued August 16, 1938. The description and images are presented under Patent D105,437 Issued July 27, 1937

Patent 2,146,419 Issued February 7, 1939 to Lemuel H. Clarke of Camden, New Jersey.

Cup and Cone Holder for Ice Shredder

This invention relates to a new and useful cup or cone holder for ice scrapers which is simple, effective and strong and durable. The top section of the ice scraper is constructed to hold a cup or cone during the scraping operation.

L – 6-1/2” Bowl Dia. – 3”

MADE IN USA is on the underside of the handle. The top has a hole to accept a cup and is hinged at the handle. A cup would be placed in the lid, the ice shaved to fill the cup, then flipped open and the cup removed. There is a single adjustable smooth blade. The shave is made of cast iron.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,147,394 Issued February 14, 1939 to Carl Austern, Far Rockaway, and Leonard H. Vanderwerf of New York, New York.

Ice Crusher

This invention relates to new and useful improvements to an ice cube crusher. The design consists of two halves with numerous points projecting from the bottom of each half. By placing the ice cube in one half, then pressing the two halves together crushing the ice cube, and then the crushed ice could be dumped into the glass of other receptacle. The design allows for various shapes, such as, square, rectangular, round, etc.

2-1/2” diameter, 1-1/2” height

The photos show the markings and the picks on the inside of the crusher. Markings – MADE IN USA JIFFY ICE CUBE CRUSHER PAT.APP.FOR on the top and a sticker on the bottom – IMPORTANT PRESS CUPS TOGETHER DO NOT TURN. The ice cube is placed in one of the cups, then the cups placed together to crush the ice.

Patent Drawing

Design Patent D 116,565 Issued Sept. 12, 1939 to Joseph M. Majewski Jr. of Kansas City Mo.

Design for an Ice Crusher

This design patent is for the ornamental design for an ice crusher as show in the drawing. See patent 2.213,166 Issued Aug. 27, 1940 for more details on the patent objectives.

H – 9-1/2”, Ice-O-Mat TRADE MARK on the head of the crusher, Ice-O-Mat TRADE MARK CAT. NO. I.C. 539 PATENTS PENDING, RIVAL MFG. CO. KANSAS CITY, MO. USA and RUPERT KC 110 in a rectangle. Red base and chrome chamber. White knob on the handle. The ice fragment size can be changed by reversing the blades.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,176,333 Issued Oct. 17, 1939 Issued to Theodore W. C. Elving, Providence, R. I.

Tongs

The invention relates to improvements in tongs, particular to miniature tongs adapted for use in picking up small items such as ice cubes, sugar lumps or other articles. Other objects of the invention include protection of moving parts from damage, a simple, compact and reliable construction, and a better fit for the user thumb.

L – 6-3/8”, Diameter of shaft – 0.24”,

Three tongs. The item has no patent marking and may have been manufactured after the patent expired. The tool may not be an example of this patent, but a combination of this patent and patent 1,980,465, Nov. 13, 1934.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,177,038 Issued October 24, 1939 to Douglas Henderson of Dallas, Tex.

Ice tongs

Some of the objectives of this patent are; provide a handle comfortable for the operator, means to hold the anchors in the ends of the handle, limit the inward swing of the links, means of stopping the opening movement of the jaws and means whereby the ice tongs can be used where there is limited space between the block of ice and the walls of the ice box.

L – 16-3/4”, Spread – 15”,

D. HENDERSON, DALLAS, TEX, patentee, on opposite sides of tongs, one on each leg. Links between handle and tong top, handle made of 1" tubular steel.

Patent Drawing

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1940’s & 1950’s

Patent 2,208,040 Issued July 16, 1940 to George J. Moeller of St. Louis, Mo.

Ice Crusher

The description, pictures and patent drawing for this patent can be seen under Design Patent

D113,016 Issued Jan. 24, 1939.

Patent 2,213,166 Issued Aug. 27, 1940 to Joseph M. Majewski Jr. of Kansas City Mo.

Ice Crusher

The invention relates to crushing ice into small fragments for use in icing drinks and ice bags. Another objective of the invention is to provide a means to control the size of the ice fragments by reversing the cutting blades in the crusher. Also, see Design Patent D116,565 Issued Sept. 12, 1939.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,215,492 Issued September 24, 1940 to Myron J. Zimmer of Chicago, Illinois.

Ice-Pick

This invention provides for a cap on the end of the handle for two reasons. First the cap extends beyond the edge of the handle to crack ice without damaging the wooden handle and secondly the cap is designed such as to preclude the handle from rolling when laid on a flat surface.

L = 7-3/4”, No markings. The raised edge around the cap is designed to prevent damage to the wooden handle when using the cap to crack ice. The cap is held on with a screw.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,267,979 Issued December 30, 1941to Elroy H. Jauss of Billings, Montana.

Ice Shaver

This invention relates to ice shavers and has a principal objective of an easily and rapidly adjustable blade for different cutting depths. This allowed for different size ice chips. Further the invention is simple construction, economically manufactured, with efficient operation and durable in use.

L – 10”

CLIFF ICE SHAVER, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA on a placard in the front of the shoot. The shave looks very similar to a wood worker plane. There is an adjustable blade with four points. The opening on the side allows the shaving to be expelled while shaving. The tool is made of aluminum.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,393,282 Issued Jan. 22, 1946 to Nelson Michael Berlin of Pittsford, Mich.

Ice Auger

This invention relate to boring tools and particularly to a hand tool of this type adapted to bore holes in ice suitable for fishing through. The head is tapered such the cutting edges and gives the top a dished form to receive the ice chips as the cutting progresses and facilitates their removal.

L – 47” Patent Drawing

US PAT 2393282 on the bottom of cutter head. On top of the cutter head is X-3-3-A plus an arrow indicating direction to cut, two cutting blades to form a 5.75” hole. Speed drive type handle. Auger used to bore holes through ice on ponds and rivers for ice fishing.

Patent D 147,732 Issued Oct. 21, 1947 to Larry Lachman, of Beverly Hills, Calif.

Combined Bottle Opener and Ice Pick

This is a new, original and ornamental design for a combination Bottle opener and Ice pick as shown in the patent drawing.

L – 6-3/4”,

PAT PEND on the edge of the cap lifter, woodpecker neck and head shaped hammer with an ice pick, crusher on the head and a cap lifter at the end of the handle.

Patent Drawing

Patent D148,714 Issued February 17,1948 to Frank McLaughlin and John E. Roberson of New York, New York.

Design for a Combination Bottle Opener, Ice Pick, Ice Cracker, and Muddler

A new, original and ornamental design for combination bottle opener, ice pick, ice cracker, and muddler.

L = 5-3/4”

Utility bar tool with an ice cracker, ice pick and cap lifter integrated in the head.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,474,100 Issued June 21, 1949 to Frank W. Earnest, Jr. of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Ice Disintegrating Utensil

The objective of this invention is to provide a utensil for disintegrating ice cubes while vibrating to cause ice cubes to fracture into numerous pieces of substantially the same size for insertion in a drinking glass.

L = 10”

This cracker has a metal handle with a thin flexible metal strap and a metal impact disc at the head. Markings on the handle – “Break the ice with SOUTHERN COMFORT”

Patent Drawing

Patent D160,082 Issued Sept. 12, 1950 to S. L. Gerson of Vineland, N. J.

Bar Utensil

This invention is a new and original and ornamental design for a unique Bar utensil. The ears are ice cracker, the cap is a cap lifter, and internally are an ice pick, a corkscrew and a muddler.

Height of Bar Bum - 6-3/4”, Ice pick – 4”, Stored in the Bar Bum is an ice pick a corkscrew. The ears are used to crack ice and the hat a cap lifter. Made of Aluminum

Patent Drawing

Patent D160,605 Issued October 24, 1950 to George S. Iskyan of Jackson heights, New York.

Combination Bar Utensil

A new, original and ornamental design for a combination bar utensil.

L = 7-1/4”

A utility bar tool. The hammer head is used to crack ice and opposite end as an ice pick. The ice pick end also has lip and the handle a tab which can be used as a cap lifter. Also, there is a corkscrew available in the handle. Markings – “BAR-GIZMO G.M.C . L.I.C. N.Y.”, “TRADE MARK, DESIGN PAT. PEND.” on the handle.

Patent Drawing

Patent 2,651,840 Issued September 15, 1953 to Samuel Taylor of Santa Monica, California.

Pointed Tool

This invention allows for the pick to be easily removed and stowed in the handle for safe transportation and storage. When ready for use the pick can be easily replaced back on the handle.

L = 7”, SAF-PIC in raised lettering on the handle. Six sided handle. L = 4” When pick is incased in the handle

Patent Drawing

Patent D173,600 Issued December 7, 1954 to Joseph N. Amigone of Buffalo, New York

Combination Tool

This design patent added the two flat surfaces on each edge at the end of the tool near the pliers for cracking ice.

L = 8”, a multi-function including an ice cracker. Other functions include jar and bottle openers, nut cracker, lemon/lime squeezed, ice tongs, hammer, wrench, screw driver, etc. AMI-OPEN-ALL, PAT. 163,785 BUFFALO 14, N.Y. is stamped on the end of one handle.

Patent Drawing

Patent D182,334 Issued Mar 18. 1958 to John R. Grossmann and Julien A. Thompson, Portland, Oreg.

Patent D206,091 Issued Oct. 25, 1966 to Harold W McKenzie, Beaverton, Oreg. Assignor to Thompson Metal Fab, a corporation of Oregon.

Ice-Tongs

The ornamental design for ice tongs.

Length and Spread – 11-1/2”

Chrome plated. THOMPSON ICE TONGS, PORTLAND, ORE.

PATS. DES. 182,334 AND PEND just below the handle and around the pivot point. One tong is fixed to the handle and the other moves about the pivot point. . Note: The Ice Tongs is marked with design - patent D182,334 but was manufactured to design - patent D206.091.

Patent Drawing D206.091

Patent Drawing D182,334

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1960’s & 1970’s

Patent D198,808 Issued August 4, 1964 to Thomas B. Aldrich of West Wyack, New York.

Ice-Cracking Implement

The original design for an ice-cracking implement

Patent 3,155,329 Issued Nov. 3, 1964. to Thomas B. Aldrich of West Wyack, New York

Vibratory Striking Tool

The invention relates to a hand held tool for striking ice cubes to disintegrate into smaller pieces convenient for use in drinking glasses.

L = 10-1/2”,

This cracker has a flexible plastic handle and shaft, with a metal impact disc at the head. Markings on the handle – ‘Break the ice with Teacher’s Scotch” and “TAP-ICER SPRINGFIELD N.J.”

Patent Drawing in both patents.

Patent D206,091 Issued Oct. 25, 1966. The description and images are presented under Patent D182,334 Issued Mar 18. 1958.

Patent D208,874 Issued October 10, 1967 to Samuel D. sacks of Brooklyn, New York.

Ice Cracker or Similar Article

The ornamental design for an ice cracker or similar article.

L = 10-1/4”

This cracker has a plastic handle and flexible spring metal shaft and a metal impact ball at the head. This is part of a bar set. No markings.

Patent Drawing

Patent 3,385,530 Issued May 28, 1968 to Max Irvin of Jamaica, New York.

Ice Crushing Device

This invention relates to the improvement of hand ice cube crushers. The design allows for the two halves to be decoupled for ease of cleaning. This design also provides for heavier materials in the hinge area to reduce breakage there and is cheaper to mass produce.

L = 6-3/4”

On the back of the sales box shows how to use the crusher. On the end of the box is - “irvinware” LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. MADE IN USA NUMBER 1810, The logo and “irvinware’ USA is centered on the top of the crusher and PAT. NO. 3,385,530 on the inside of the top handle. The two halves are hinged together with two interlocking tabs.

Patent Drawing

Patent D246,755 Issued December 27, 1977 to James R. Root of Independence, Missouri.

Ice Hammer

The ornamental design of an ice hammer.

L = 7-7/8 each

This tool is used like a hammer. They are made of aluminum and the logo indicating the Airline is embedded in the side of the hammer head. Many of the airlines used these hammers to break up the ice for drinks during their in-flight service. Markings – Each Airline identification is on the side of the head. The “AA” America Airlines one also has “73IMOO1” on the handle near the head.