Bombay. American ice transported by indigenous people. Antique illustration. 1882

 

When ice was a luxury item and shipped to ...

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20 Jun 2023 — The American-origin ice that was shipped to Calcutta meant that drinks could be enjoyed the way the colonialists were accustomed to.

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31 May 2015 — For almost four decades, 1830 to the 1870, ice in the presidency towns of British India was a luxury item, imported from New England in the US ...