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Knispel Ice Business
c.1900
John Knispel,
scraping snow off of ice
KNISPEL ICE HOUSE CREW / JOHN KNISPEL
1902
HARTIG BOTTLING
Destroyed in 1914 tornado
Cross Reference: 
Image Portfolio on tornado
1904
12 03 John Knispel, of
Chicago, has purchased the ice business of Frank H. Lehmann. Mr. Lehmann will go into some other
business. His successor was until
recently engaged in the ice business in Chicago, and comes to Watertown well
recommended. He has removed his family
here and they have taken up their residence in the 6th Ward.
1909
02 26 State Bottling Co. disposed of its property to
John Knispel and Kohlhoff
Bros. The sale includes the ice houses,
soda water factory, machinery and contents, horses, wagons, etc., and beside
two residences WG
c.1912
KOHLHOFF AND KNISPEL ICE WAGON
1915
01 12 NEW ICE HOUSE
One of
the recent improvements in the city is the erection of a mammoth ice house by Kohlhoff and Knispel. It is located at the foot of Lynn Street on
the river bank, is 100x100 feet and 28 feet from the foundation to the eaves,
with a storage capacity for 3450 tons of ice.
Every convenience has been provided for keeping the ice pure and clean.
The
carpenter work on the new structure was under the supervision of Louis C.
Schlueter and Charles Block, and the concrete foundation was put in by Dan
Ryan. The new building takes the place
of the old one which was destroyed by the tornado last June and costs
approximately $8000. The Watertown News 12
Jan 1915
Cross Reference: Image Portfolio on ice
harvesting
History of Watertown,
Wisconsin