# How Ice Houses worked before Refrigeration. A Linked reply from the suits thread

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**Created:** [June 16, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ice-houses-worked-before-refrigeration-a-linked-reply-from-the-suits-thread/1002941 "2024-06-16T13:10:52Z")
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### Author: ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)
#### Post date: [June 16, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ice-houses-worked-before-refrigeration-a-linked-reply-from-the-suits-thread/1002941/4 "2024-06-16T10:19:39Z")

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> [@Back when men wore suits all the time, how did they handle the summer heat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-when-men-wore-suits-all-the-time-how-did-they-handle-the-summer-heat/1002926/31):
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> I 've never really understood the concept of ice houses–in the summertime, ice melts.

You’d be surprised what effort and expenses people have put into storing ice for the summer since ancient Roman times. [Here is a list of links](https://www.damninteresting.com/?s=ice+cream) about ice cream in past times, it is remarcable IMO.

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