The illustrations for A is for Arsenic are by the brilliant @landisblair.bsky.social
Chris Woodyard
I is for Ice Box is one of the entries in A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death (available worldwide). For many decades the ice box was the best method of preserving a corpse. They were called “corpse-preservers,” “ice-boxes,” and “corpse coolers.” One brand was known as the “Fresh-ever.”
