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love the old ice chests, we got one that was Anne's dad's when he passed away but it was too far gone, rotten through to the sheet.
Would love to find one in that good of condition now, hell, might even get me some browny points!
The old meat safes or Coolgardie bags as we knew them (I think) not 100% sure on that.
I cant remember the ice man doing deliveries, I can remember collecting milk from an old Dairy on the edge of town in an old wine flagon.
Not the best nic but this is my baltic pine one late 1890-1900 job.
Brass mesh, this one I've put some perforated sheet on the sides
Brass fly wire very $$$$$$/
, but I like this one. Just picked up an awesome metal one ,even has cups for Kero every corner.
Other pic is mini ice chest.
Coolgardie cooler was hessian as you said and kept damp with water, similar to some station out buildings with brush and water dripping down their sides. these pic are hanging meat safes
notice painted one has cups on top hook and feet ,so you can fill with kero to stop the ants, great thinkers our pioneers. the wooden meat safes have black marks on legs where they stood in tins full of kero.
who remembers bottled milk in primary school,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Yep sitting in the sun till morning break, could get sachets of choc or strawb flavoured powder to "alter" taste LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by The BigFella
you blokes were robbed, we had flavoured milk! yep, sitting in the sun till little lunch was awesome though!
I was Milk Monitor, whats this flavoured milk stuff, yawl go to a girl school LOL
mate I was a "Milk Monitor" too and you blokes were robbed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and my school was most likely one of the smallest schools in country NSW.
Stockinbingal wasnt that big back then, I believe it's even smaller now though back then there were about 30 kids in total,,,,,,