Yes, I do see what you mean. (And while ice houses were available in pre-technological days, they probably didn't stretch as far back as the middle ages).
I was surprised to see an ice box in "Singin' in the Rain", set in ?1929. And a dish-washer in "The Birds", in ?1959.
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Date: 2009-06-03 07:08 am (UTC)I was surprised to see an ice box in "Singin' in the Rain", set in ?1929. And a dish-washer in "The Birds", in ?1959.
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