The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-11
IceIess Refrigerator

An fceless refrigerator is easily and cheaply built and costs nothing to op- crate.
 Where ice Is not obtainable, home made iceless refrigerator is a very useful article of furniture. Where ice is not obtainable an ice- less refrigerator, homemade. will be q l useful food-keeper and food-saver thls summer. Maintaining low temperature through the evaporation of water From it's canvas cover. the iceless refrigera- tor will keep meats. fruits and vege- tables cool and will extend the period for keeping milk and butter It can also serve as cooler for drinking water.
 In homes where large quantities of milk and butter are to be kept 1t would be well to have one refrigerator for milk and butter and another for other foods. as milk and butter readily absorb odors from other foods. It costs very little to build the refrigerator and nothing to operate it. The opera ton is as simple as the construction. The upper pan should be kept filled with water, The water is drawn pv capillary attraction through the wicSs and saturates the cover. It is well to have two covers, so that fresh one can be used each week and the soiled
 
 A wooden frame is made with d. mensions 42 by 16 by 14 inches and covered with screen wire, preferably the rustless type which costs little more than the ordinary kind. The door is made to fit closely and is mounted on brass hinges and can be fastened with a wooden latch, The bottom is fitted solid, but the top should be COW cred with screen wire. Adjustable shelves can be made of solid wood 5r strips, or sheets of galvanized metal Shelves made of poultry netting on light wooden frames are probably tile most desirable. These shelves rest on side braces placed at desired inter- vals. A bread baking pan, IA by Is inches, Is placed on the top and the frame rests in a IT by 1S-inch pan.
 All the woodwork. the shelves anu the pans should receive two coats of white enamel. This makes S very at- traetive surface and one that can be easily kept clean. The screen wire also may receive the coat of enamel, which will prevent it from rusting
 A cover of canton flannel. burlap or duck is made to fit the frame Put the smooth side out if canton flannel is used It will require about three yards of material. This cover is but toned around the top of the frame and down the side on which the door is not
 
 or large headed tacls and eyelets worked in the material. On the front side arrange the hooks on the top of the door instead of on the frame and also fasten the cover down the latch side of the door, allowing a wide hem of the material to overlap the place where the door closes. The door can then be opened without unbuttoning the cover. The bottom of the cover should extend down into the lower nan Four double strips. which taper to or 10 inches in width. are sawed to tho upper part of the cover. These strips form wicks that dip over into the upper pan.
 The dimensions given make reA frigerator of very convenient size for household use and one with efficient evaporating surface but it is not nec- essary to follow strictly these dimen- sions. If larger capacity is de sired, the height of the refrigerator can be inceased.