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PROJECT XXII. How to Make an Iceless Refrigerator, page 104 



A very useful device for the home where ice is not easily obtain- 

 able is the iceless refrigerator (Figures 13 and 14). In farm homes 

 where large amounts of milk and butter are to be kept, it pays to 

 have a separate cooler for these 

 delicate foods, in order to keep 

 them from absorbing odors. 

 The following directions for 

 making such a cooler contain 

 suggestions taken from bulle- 

 tins of the United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture. 



Make a stanch wooden frame 

 for a case 42 inches tall, with 

 the other dimensions 14 X 16 

 inches (Figure 13). Make a 

 solid floor and top for the case, 

 with matched boards if possible. 

 The solid top should be set 

 below the top of the frame- 

 work, so as to furnish an insert 

 to hold the tapering base of a 

 14X16 inch biscuit pan (Figure 

 13). Fit a full-length door- 

 frame to the case as in Figure 13, 

 and mount it on brass hinges. 

 Be sure that the door fits closely 

 enough to be fly-proof. 



Shelves may be made of poul- 

 try netting on light wooden frames, as shown in Figure 13. These 

 shelves rest on side braces set in the frame at desired intervals. 



Now cover the entire framework and door carefully with rustless 

 wire screening of the smallest mesh obtainable. 



Provide a 17X18 shallow bread pan in which to stand the entire 

 case after it is finished. 



Courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

 FIGURE 13. FRAMEWORK OF THE 

 ICELESS REFRIGERATOR. 



