Moment in History's Museum Mysteries, Ep. 12 "The Icy Ball"
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Moment in History is a program produced by The St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency and is hosted by historian Chris Troy. Museum Mysteries takes a look at museums throughout St.Clair County Michigan and what unique artifacts they have to offer.
The whistle was on the hot ball, not the cold ball. Water was drawn into a small reservoir under the cap (steam dome) when the hot ball was put into water. In this way, the unit remained sealed. The relief valve that is identified as the whistle is for overpressure protection.
Thanks, that is what I couldn't figure out if it was sealed.
I have come to this post fairly late, but I must say I am impressed with your presentation and accuracy, it’s not often, that American videos give credit to innovators of other nations (especially Australia and Canada) thank you once again I will watch the rest of the series.
The icy balls, survived here in Australia well into the 40s, used on outback stations, they can still be found in antique and bric-a-brac shops from time to time.
Years ago a friend of mine bought an old house, in it was a Crosley "Shelvador" refrigerator. It was from around WW2 and it still worked. The lady that my friend bought the house from had keep all of the manuals for everything she had ever bought, including the fridge. The manual also showed other products that Crosley made: radios, TVs, freezers, and the Icyball. It said it was for use where you didn't have electricity but it didn't explain how it worked.
Thank you for posting this, after all these years now I know how the Icyball worked.
Crosley also had the only 500,000 watt AM radio station ever in the USA. WLW is still in business but the big transmitter sits unused. If the Russians ever set of an EMP device all modern electronics would be fried. That transmitter and other tube type 50kw transmitters could be the only way for mass communication. Glad I have hundreds of working radios from the '20s thru the 40's in my collection.
That is Freaking Awesome Mate. I learned something New. When I was young, very young. My Grandpa used a Refrigerator that you had to place a Large Block of Ice inside a Box that was Mounted onto the side of the Refrigerator Hence the Name (ICE BOX). He then used a Ammonia Chiller Refrigerator. I was in the understanding that in those days the first Chiller was the (ICE BOX). Now I've learned about the use of the (ICY BALL). Thank you for the upload and a Special thanks for the History Lessen. Cheers Mate
A big thank you for producing this video. What a great job you have done explaining how the Icyball works. We have a the largest collection of Crosley items in the National VOA Museum of Broadcasting in the Cincinnati area, and I plan to display your video with our Icyball.
This is like a radio in the early 1920's. I am a 50 year electronics tech and know very well how a radio works but there is still something magic when I fire up an Atwar Kent breadboard radio. This is like that. Absorption cooling is still a thing. My fathers camper has a gas ice box and it works well.
Thanks very interesting
Very educational.
Port huron eh? Must go
Cool!
I had one of these...took forever to find out what it was.
This is neat
troubleshooting a busted propane burner rv fridge seems fortuned, come to know of this low-tech pressure kettle.. while distilling alcohol spirits postulated evaporative heat absorption for condensing atmospheric moisture.. sy'steam'atically similar in cycle use..