The melting problemThe man who thought about this and made ice a more accessible item was American entrepreneur Frederic Tudor. Hay and sawdustThe problem of tackling melting ice was a big one. Wyeth contributed greatly to the ice industry and made it possible for Boston to harvest and sell its ice internationally. By the time Tudor died aged 80 in 1864, he was a millionaire and the natural ice industry was at its peak. | Photo Credit: K_V_SrinivasanOnce India became a huge marked for ice, Tudor ensured that ice-houses were built in Calcutta, Bombay (Mumbai) and Madras (Chennai).

Source: The Hindu September 12, 2020 19:18 UTC