Electric ice pick

1900-1930

Maker

Edward Parkinson (d. 1907)

Measurements

5-1/4 in x 1-3/4 in x 1-1/4 in

Materials

Nickel-plated steel

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation

Accession Number

2021.26

Comments

The steel pick is nickel coated to prevent any oxidation or alteration in the metal surface.  It has a pointed steel pin projecting from the end, held in place by a screw.  The pick and an extra pin are housed in a cardboard box with a printed label on the lid.

The maker, Edward Parkinson, was a machinist listed in Providence business directories beginning in 1880.  By the late 1890s, he worked for the American Nickel Plating Co.