{"product_id":"rhode-island-ice-company-stock-certificate-from-1945","title":"Rhode Island Ice Company Stock Certificate from 1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original issued stock certificate from Rhode Island Ice Company, dated 1945, printed in brown. The design is typographic, relying on lettering and border work rather than a central vignette. Features arch-pattern borders with decorative corner elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis certificate remains in very good condition with clear text and hand signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1945, Providence and its surrounding communities still depended on ice delivery for food preservation, though electric refrigeration was beginning its march through American homes. Rhode Island Ice Company operated from this crossroads moment—the war had ended, prosperity was returning, but many households still awaited their first electric refrigerator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhode Island's numerous ponds and the Blackstone River provided winter harvesting grounds, while insulated icehouses in Industrial Providence stored blocks through the humid summer months. Within a decade, companies like this would become relics as Kelvinator, General Electric, and Frigidaire transformed American kitchens forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIce company certificates represent a vanished slice of American domestic life, capturing the final years of an industry that once touched every household. Offered as a collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ticker History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537954009375,"sku":"UTIL-RII-SI-BRN-1945-001","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/8757\/1743\/files\/rhode-island-ice-company-stock-certificate-1945-front-1.jpg?v=1778643754","url":"https:\/\/shop.tickerhistory.com\/products\/rhode-island-ice-company-stock-certificate-from-1945","provider":"Ticker History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}