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One of the big things to remember about the ice-industry is its use of gradually more advanced technology to expand itself. The ice-industry would've been impossible without the level of technology present by the 1800s. Ice needed to be stored, and thus used ice houses to keep it cool. Ice needed to be quickly harvested, quickly loaded onto boats, and quickly sailed to market. Thus, they needed advanced processes for each stage. For instance, the use of steam ships to make transport quicker.
This is nothing to say of the advancement of artificial ice factories. At first they needed to be produced with huge, complex machinery. Gradually, devices grew smaller, cheaper, and more effective. This change parallels a lot of industries, wherein production gradually decreased in price through the advancement of technology. However, ice is different in that technology grew so advanced that normal means of production were no longer cost effective. Instead, ice would be made by people in their on homes through "freezers". This change could be taken as a foreshadowing of other industries. Perhaps one day technologies like 3D printers will make production in other industries, like clothing and tools, inefficient and people will make their goods themselves.
This is nothing to say of the advancement of artificial ice factories. At first they needed to be produced with huge, complex machinery. Gradually, devices grew smaller, cheaper, and more effective. This change parallels a lot of industries, wherein production gradually decreased in price through the advancement of technology. However, ice is different in that technology grew so advanced that normal means of production were no longer cost effective. Instead, ice would be made by people in their on homes through "freezers". This change could be taken as a foreshadowing of other industries. Perhaps one day technologies like 3D printers will make production in other industries, like clothing and tools, inefficient and people will make their goods themselves.