Ice Box Used in a Mack Statotherm Refrigerated Truck Body, Shown in the Mack Factory, 1934
THF112864 / Ice Box Used in a Mack Statotherm Refrigerated Truck Body, Shown in the Mack Factory, 1934
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Artifact Overview
Mack Trucks introduced its Statotherm refrigeration system about 1933. It placed a refrigerant -- usually dry ice -- in a special compartment, while electric blowers controlled by a highly sensitive thermostat circulated cool air throughout the truck body. In a test run from Florida to New York, the Statotherm system kept a truck's interior at a near-constant 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
January 1934
Subject Date
January 1934
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.1747.M.318
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10.125 in
Width: 8 in
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