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Ice truck
Object name
Ice truck
Date
1931
Medium
Iron, nickel, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 3 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 4 in. ( 9.5 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Cast iron ice truck, painted blue; high hood and running boards at sides facing truck bed; step up to truck bed, with railing all along sides; cab with 2 side windows, narrow front window, and back window; details such as grilles, trademark, etc. cast on body, painted gold; nickel-plated wheels.
Credit Line
Gift of Wilmer R. Leech
Object Number
1968.46d
Marks
cast: on each door of cab: "Mack"
painted: below cast inscription on right side door of cab: "AN/ARCADE/TOY"
stencilled: on each side of truck bed: "I C E"
printed: on scrap of paper affixed to front bumper: "[illeg.] 171"
stamped: on underside of truck, above front right wheel: "1M/227L"; on underside of truck, above front left wheel: "227R/ARCADE/MADE IN/U.S.A."
stamped: on rear left wheel: "S"
Gallery Label
Arcade manufactured a line of Mack series trucks during the 1920s and 1930s. This ice truck would have originally been sold with ice tongs and glass "ice" (See Publications).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
