The Wenham Lake Ice Company, operating out of Wenham Lake in Wenham, Massachusetts, USA, harvested ice and exported it all around the world before the advent of factory-made ice. Wenham-lake ice was awarded a royal warrant from Queen Victoria.
The company was founded by Frederic Tudor.
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