Dayton, OH is the home to many inventions, one of them being the ice cube tray.
Arthur Frei, working at Frigidaire, developed 23 patents on the ice cube tray. One of his most significant developments was the quick release lever on top of the tray that dislodged the cubes. Prior to that, the metal tray had to be soaked in hot water to free the ice.
I remember using ice cube trays like this. Depending on how high the water was in the tray, it could be a test of strength to pull that lever back. The crack of the ice and then the ka-chunk of dumping the cubes into the ice container is one of those unforgettable sounds of childhood.
This giant ice cube tray can be found at the corner of 1st Street and Patterson Blvd.
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