Mary Randolph (1762–1828) wrote the
excellent federal period cookbook, The Virginia Housewife, in 1824. She included a sketch of a refrigerator in
the second, 1825, edition. It was a
wooden box within another wooden box with crushed charcoal in-between. It was not the first refrigerator...Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Mary Randolph's 1825 Refrigerator
Mary Randolph (1762–1828) wrote the
excellent federal period cookbook, The Virginia Housewife, in 1824. She included a sketch of a refrigerator in
the second, 1825, edition. It was a
wooden box within another wooden box with crushed charcoal in-between. It was not the first refrigerator...
Friday, April 13, 2012
Thomas Moore's Refrigerator
In 1803, a patent for a refrigerator or ice box was granted to Thomas Moore. It was signed by President Thomas Jefferson, who the year before went to the Moore home in Montgomery County, Md to see the new Refrigeratory. A year later, in 1804, Jefferson paid “Isaac Briggs for Thos. Moore 13.D for a refrigerator.” ...Thursday, April 12, 2012
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