The drainage for the ice box was a pan under the drain pipe. You knew when to empty it, because it would overflow and the floor would get wet.
Some folks drilled a hole in the floor under the icebox and put a funnel in it to let the water run under the house.
The picture with the numbers on it was a card you put in your front window to tell the iceman how much ice you needed. You placed it to show whether you needed 25, 50, 75 or a hundred pounds of ice. He would bring the ice in and put it in your icebox. You would need more ice every three or four days.
It was frost-free and didn't need electricity. It kept
your milk and eggs cool.
My wife bought this icebox for me two months ago, because I have wanted one for quite some time. She bought it for $75.00.
I asked her where we were going to put it. She said, "Don't worry about the mule; just load the wagon."
So, I did. We adjusted a few things and it fit just perfectly in the corner. She now uses it for storage of her old cookbooks, and a very large ivy sets on top of it.
The painting shows the scene of an old windmill and Texas Bluebonnets. It was done by Gloria.