VEB EISFABRIK [DE]

Exploration #20 VEB Eisfabrik. This factory produced artificial ice was from 1896 onwards. From 1914 onwards bars ice were produced with ice machines from the company Linde AG. One ice machine has survived, in extremely bad condition and covered by graffiti, still today. The maximum production was reached in 1952 with 240 t of ice per year. Then, due to the decreasing demand for bar ice, the decreased to 120 t per year in 1958 and to 60 t per year in 1962. With reunification in 1990, the VEB EISFABRIK became part of Berliner Kühlhaus GmbH. The production of ice was stopped in 1963. I took these picture in 2013.