20 Outdated Occupations That Have Bitten the Dust

Ice cutter

Before air con and refrigeration became widespread, ice cutting was big business in North America and Europe. Cutters would harvest tons of ice during wintertime, which would be stored in hay-packed icehouses, then distributed in towns and cities during the heat of summer. At its peak in the late 19th century, the ice trade employed 90,000 people in the US alone.

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