90 Year Old Ice Cream Maker Restoration

[@AcmeRestorations]

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[@animeangel1983]

I saw the date on the top, said 1923. Nearly 100 years old, a real antique.

[@gameyord7182]

Pls tell us the recepie (For the ice cream)

[@Heymrk]

Not giving it a motor attachment?

[@alexrestoration7013]

So this is how ice cream was made 100 years ago!

[@D3vtsb]

Too many commercials!

[@rla26368]

That right there makes the best vanilla ice cream on the planet. My grandfather used to have one and that was the most amazing treat as a kid. I’ll always remember it. No other compares!

[@rashoietolan3047]

Thems some strong words Tex

[@oldwolf1928]

I remember sitting on the top of a ice cream machine many times while taking turns cranking it-Good old days!

[@mythoughtsandme5413]

Ah yes I remember when I was a kid. Too, as well going to the grocery store and buying vanilla ice cream that was the best🙃🤪😜

[@raykarenmeuchel5086]

@Cerus98 Those wooden paddles keep the ice cream from getting icy and make it smoother. Plastic ones don't work as well.

[@superomegamkiii2313]

@kmjansen If so then these machines that costs thousands of dollars can't do any better than a $50 dollar relic lol.

[@akdlg9sjjslk8]

It’s amazing seeing you bringing old contraptions to life again and giving them a second chance. I especially love seeing you actually use them at the end to make stuff. That’s so cool. Thank you!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you!

[@jamesmcinnis208]

"actually"

[@jennifermorrell4521]

I agree!!!

[@Killashandra111]

I’m 61 years old now and I remember when I was 5 years old sitting on my grandparents front porch on their farm in red Bluff California cranking an old fashion ice cream churn. My arm always felt like it was going to fall off but it was totally worth it!

[@gabrielbennett5162]

Small world! My grandmother lives in Red Bluff!

[@Killashandra111]

@@gabrielbennett5162 They lived in an area that had a salmon run right through their property. Every year we would watch them go upstream to spawn.

[@timandshannon03]

Cheers from down in Sacramento!

[@cheyennehelm3396]

ugjjhh

[@adnacraigo6590]

I really liked seeing you restore that. We had one like it when I was a boy in the 50s.

[@mikeskelly2356]

Oddly enough, One of the 'Christening' gifts to my Grandmother was a White Mountain freezer in 1900. I remember using it in the 60's before cheap 'store bought' Ice Cream was available. Our home made Peach/Vanilla/Cherry was the best though...My Dad said we kids couldn't have any of the Rum raisin because it had 'Rum' in it. I'm still peeved...

[@FrostyShock349]

Sounds like you can have all the rum raisin you can handle now

[@BarbarasGonnaDoThis]

Sounds like he wanted it all for himself!

[@thenoseknows9391]

@@FrostyShock349 ikr 😂🤣👍🏼👍🏼

[@jitulvslife03]

@@BarbarasGonnaDoThis He was not giving Rum Raisin to his kids, because he was Raisin' them Right. This Rum idea just occurred to me 🤣

[@DMangalorean]

@@jitulvslife03 Ba Dum Tiss

[@softpixie]

I born in 1983, i could be looking old for who born in after millennium. I ever seen this Machine even in museum. Many thanks for your video. Quiet happy to see old ice cream machine and also makes warm heart to read other people's memories.

[@dyosaayra9866]

If there's family members owner of white mountain freezer is still alive they gonna be so proud imagine you restored their product and didn't change the color! Good job 👍 more vintage stuffs restored please.

[@keithfreeman2139]

Where is my Bowl of Ice Cream?? That brings back great memories. thank you for that.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@frick566]

Grew up making ice cream like this!...that piece is good for another 100 years!

[@jimhuskins8506]

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE VIDEOS. No disgusting “selfie” closeups. No annoying talk. No stupid music. Just crystal clear video of every step along with concise prose instruction when needed. Congratulations and thanks for posting.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you very much!!! I appreciate it.

[@williamtheconqueror4563]

Thanks for making this one. When I was a kid my brother and cousins used to get together during the summer for various events and holidays. My uncle had a crank operated ice cream maker and the rule was that everyone had to take a turn or two at turning the handle. He used to say, jokingly, that if you didn’t turn the crank you couldn’t have the ice cream. Learned some life lessons through that process. Also, the crank got harder to turn near the end as I recall. Anyway, thanks for the memories.

[@karengill4723]

As it got harder to crank someone would throw a gunny sack over it and us kids took turns sitting on it

[@dutchessblackhawk732]

@@karengill4723 Yes!! We through burlap or moving blankets over the churn to keep the cold in. Great memories with my brother and cousins.

[@helenabaleszova2319]

Super oké .....

[@gracelee5159]

In Jamaica our dad used to make ice cream from that same kind of bucket. That was our treat on Sundays. Very happy to watch the restoration of this vital part of history. It shows the inguinity of people over ninety years ago.

[@Nanobits]

The way my grandparents used to make ice cream. Not everyone had fancy equipment back in my childhood days. We used to use a bucket and a steel bowl in the beginning, later they got this simple mixer.

[@VeradonaRestoration]

Good job my friend . The ice cream looked very tasty :)

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you 😋 It was.

[@danielpowers5891]

@@AcmeRestorations now i want some orange sherbert.

[@athrunzala5337]

@@AcmeRestorations could you please make a video for the ice cream recipe ?

[@silverwindgate7843]

Incredible.

[@My-YouTube_777]

Cool! Time for some ice cream! 😋🍨🍧🍦🥄💕

[@DELFIN-u5y]

Какая красивая и полезная вещь получилась! А главное не пластик и не новодел, а вещь с душой, с историей, представляю сколько людей ела этот десерт раньше и сколько ещё будет. Отрадно что мастер не выбросил эту прекрасную мороженницу, а дал ей новую, долгую жизнь. Респект и уважение вашим золотым рукам!

[@Timmytheman87]

I love that you restored the original wood rather than cutting all new pieces. This is how a proper restoration is done. Only replace the components that are beyond saving. Love your videos!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thanks. I keep everything original if at all possible.

[@robertphillips6296]

It is a Pleasure to watch a True Artisan at Work!

[@oldmech619]

We had one like this over 70 yr ago. It was a lot of work for a kid and the great reward.. thanks for the Memory

[@robinackerman6699]

That brought back A LOT of awesome memories at grandparents house where family get together all the kids had to take turns sitting on one while the ice cream was being churned, all flavored from grandma garden and the milk and cream fresh from grandpa’s cows. Dang I wish I was 9 again.

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading! 👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you! 👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Danke fürs zuschauen!

[@anthonylangley8717]

We always made banana ice cream when I was a kid. It was a family affair: Everyone had to take turns cranking. When I was a teenager, I saw a commercial for an electric ice cream maker, but my dad would have none of it when there were three children in the house capable of cranking. Good memories.

[@Niko-nt4wn]

Wholesome

[@rc3291]

Had to earn your ice cream

[@RickHowell89]

My parents didn't get a dishwasher until the last of us kids moved out.

[@lisabrightly]

Lol at y'all having to do all that work.

[@energytech3521]

Good hostory

[@GregAlanEdwardsEmmanuelRidge]

White Mountain is the Cadillac of Ice Cream Makers. Cranked on those bad boys for hours when we were kids. Not 100% sure on your dating of 1920's or 30's. From the design and patina I'd put it more in the 50's to 70's, but that takes nothing away from value or all the hard work to restore it. Excellent job!

[@dorothylewis4185]

I remember my mother making ice cream it was SO GOOD. THANKS FOR A GOOD MEMORY

[@storyman507]

This makes my day. We had one growing up back in the 50's. The little rotating clamp broke that holds the crank in place. My father was a carpenter but never thought to fix it the way you did. He had three boys so it became our job to sit on it while the church was being cranked to hold it in place.

[@petersudhir]

Oh my God...My father bought the same "White Mountain" Ice cream maker in the year 1957, when my eldest sibling (My Sister) took birth and we kept on using it till my first child (My Son) Abraham took birth in 2001. Oh am missing this. God bless you for sharing this.

[@jean-pierrelombard7937]

how much I would love to go back to simple pleasure like that, old ways of making ice cream!

[@AcmeRestorations]

You can. They still sell these.

[@JonSherman-Entertainer]

Watched the whole thing from beginning to end. Wonderful craftsmanship. I am a remodeler/handyman myself and I love tools, you seem to have every one under the sun! I kept thinking to myself how nice it was that someone took such care, time, and love on restoring such a fantastic antique. And no skipping steps, you took every single piece apart and restored every one with such detail, great job, I really enjoyed watching it 👍🏼🤘🏼👍🏼

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you very much!

[@kath5201]

Memories of my Uncle's farm in Missouri. Fresh cream from the Gurnsey Cow. Fresh peaches from the orchard. My Aunt cooking up the Custard for the ice cream freezer. Oh my Gawd. Heaven doesnt have ice cream like that....

[@drshantiprasad]

We had this in my childhood. Thanks for bringing back the sweet memories.

[@ZubairKhan-zz8cq]

Nice job 👍👌👌👍 I have this kind of an ice cream maker we still use it to make ice cream (Real ice cream)

[@МаринаПрокопенкова-г6ч]

Какой же вы молодец! Волшебник! Удачи вам!

[@aneilaragbir3650]

Growing up mummy made the coconut cream and daddy did the churning we all took turns. Nothing is better than home made ice cream 🍦

[@joeisabella6811]

Had the exact same ice cream maker when I was very young. Same color and everything. Memories!

[@anubratachakraborty1370]

Enjoy your remuneration at the last!

[@janicegreen4724]

I LOVED this one!! It brought back sooo many memories of my childhood. My grandmother had one of these and the only way we could get a scoop is if we each took a turn at the crank :) Thank you for making me smile!!

[@tommyherbert3931]

A great restoration of a great ice cream maker. We had one when I was growing up. It was a White Mountain.

[@annab3182]

There is something special about seeing that restored in a world and time that so many are just Disposed of. Thank for sharing your beautiful work!

[@Pixofchixwithdix]

Earned my subscription when u bleached the wood

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thanks. That New England White Pine wasn't looking too white to begin with so I felt something had to be done!

[@Djraven3500]

Now thats what I call a Restoration! Amazing work!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you very much!

[@ctgeorgia]

When I was very little I would watch my Granddaddy hand-churn ice cream on hot Summer days sitting under his fig tree with an old ice cream maker just like this! Great video that brings back even greater memories.

[@mrdennischapman]

Thanks for bringing back such wonderful memories. I used to sit on the porch in Texas during the hot and humid summers turning the crank on that same ice cream maker and could not wait to taste some of my grandmother's wonderful peach or vanilla ice cream. There is no ice cream that competes with home made. We would also use that ice cream and make Coke floats....ahhh such wonderful memories...where did time go??

[@texas060]

You can't get those types of Ice Cream makers any more. An even if you only restore it to sit on your shelf (which I doubt) we had one growing up. About the same year. Mom an Dad would always set it up the older Children were in charge of keeping it going Memories are flooding back. All I can say is Yum. Well do . Hope you an yours are staying safe

[@mohsinali5084]

You certainly reminded me of my childhood We used to own one like that It has been over 70 years and more Thanks for bringing my faded memories back Thanks a million

[@jackmorgan3498]

Their are lessons here that most everyone here already know. One is that ice cream was the best treat ever made, and the second one was if you wanted something good you had to work for it. I wish it was that way today.

[@OddJobFix]

I just finished one like yours, same original color too! I am missing one of the bail mounts and was stumped until I found this. Thank you!! Great job.

[@bettyc.parker-young1437]

I'm almost 64 and we had one just like it. We took turns cranking it. Good exercise and great ice cream! Wonderful memories. 😊

[@AcmeRestorations]

That is awesome!

[@mr.robinson1982]

I have used this kind during the summers back in the 70s @ Grandma's over the Fourth of July Celebrations...those were the good days, Everyone was still alive...

[@Sonicgott]

Legendary craftsmanship, you gave that thing decades of its life back. Beautiful! Very cathartic to watch.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thanks!

[@felixcat9318]

It was an absolute pleasure to see your meticulous care in restoring this lovely period ice cream maker. It was greatly enhanced by your on screen information. To see it beautifully restored and producing delicious ice cream was literally the icing of the cream...

[@hidayatullah6601]

Cool restoration. Handled with care not compromising its antiquity

[@kgreg1956]

My grandparents had a freezer like this in the late 50's.I spent plenty of time sitting on it while someone else churned until I got big enough to turn the crank. Many years of precious memories.

[@breakfast917]

It's really nice that people have enough time to repair these redundant items.

[@alihamimhm2198]

that was perfect. It was one of the best reconstructions I saw

[@chriscrystalhood6260]

I wish I had the tools needed to do all this, restoration projects are so fun and rewarding.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Especially the ones that end with ice cream.

[@aguimars]

Stunning works. Revives the dreams of many children whos are adults now. That requires an exquisite knowledge and handling in several areas, such as wood, iron, paints, and knowledge of today's modern machines. Congratulations on the wonderful work.

[@25christian]

We used to take turns swinging and churning the handle on this thing. The best ice cream ever!!! I think I will see if my mom still has it in the garage. I’ll certainly use it. I’ve never seen them painted. Always the natural wood. However, great job and I love it!!!

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

Your talent and skill at fabrication is really something to be admired.....I very much appreciate that in a person.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you!

[@re-fix9678]

very good

[@elle5031]

Brings back great memories for those of us who grew up when this was a big treat. Everyone had to pitch in and help stir...when it was done it was the best ice cream...

[@ladydrdelicious1273]

This is one of my favorite restoration I have seen (right there with sewing machines.) I love the milk paint-beautiful! I am 52 but I remember hand cranked ice cream makers.

[@AcmeRestorations]

Thank you so much!

[@jennifermorrell4521]

It is an art to be able to restore these items. You're skill is incomparable. I love watching your work. Amazing!!!

[@PerfectRestore]

Told myself I would only watch a little bit, but ended up watching the whole video.I appreciate your time and effort you put into properly restoring items to their original splendor and beyond! Thanks great video

[@terrimyers3337]

Beautiful work! I remember making ice cream and it seemed an eternity till it was ready. Our freezer was also a White Mountain, as I recall ours was green. Thank for stirring up the memories.

[@georgebrown8312]

Wonder restoration job, and it is working, too. Well done.

[@iamheretocomment9821]

Your skills remind me of my dad. He was also talented in restoration and wood working. It was almost like I was watching his hands. I so wish I'da spent more time learning this from him. ❤💔 Thank you

[@gidongggg8329]

정체를 모르는 물건의 변화과정이 젤 잼있음ㅎㅎ 캔디기계랑 치즈커터기 이런거 너무 싱기방기

[@oldman7452]

Many summer days at my aunts house turning one of these. Keep asking if it's ready yet....just a few more minutes was always the answer. Best ice cream you'll ever have is from one of those "kid powered" machines 🙂

[@atomikcosmonaut522]

White mountain is a really good name for an ice cream maker

[@Sjels17]

I would actualy stil use this! Love the design and de color really pops. Great Unique piece as well! Never seen someone restore this.

[@larrydraper9544]

Great Job,Excellent craftsman ship. My Aunt and Uncle had one of for years kept patching up and made ice cream. I was very fortunate to find new White Mountain Freezer in the box at a old hardware store. I still have and works prefect. Throw a feed bag over top and have kids sit on it while churning. Quantity made.

[@JoeyP322]

I’d like to think of the family or people that initially used that and the memories it holds.. preserving the past and doing a great job doing it. Awesome job….

[@AcmeRestorations]

Love that!

[@RLM1943]

WOW! REALLY BROUGHT BACK GREAT MEMORIES. THANKS!

[@garymucher9590]

Very nice. What a great refurbishing project. I do remember ours from many decades ago. Thumbs Up!

[@barneykennett9282]

Absolutely first class... 👍.

[@scottmccarroll2618]

Beautiful job I really enjoyed watching you restore your ice cream cherner my mother use to make ice cream manually with on of those and I haven’t seen one for forty years

[@Slep0i02]

Первый раз увидел такое оборудование. Спасибо Вам Огромное за интересный ролик !!!

[@yongcastillo1993]

Absolutely brilliant. Watched this from start to finish, very impressive indeed!

[@toxicuerva.9028]

AWSOME!!!. GREETINGS,FROM ARGENTINA!🇦🇷🤩🇦🇷

[@sergiobenjamim3647]

Parabéns! Excelente trabalho! Ficou muito bonito o seu serviço! Linda restauração! Parabéns do Brasil

[@judyhobday4760]

memories of family picnics and taking turns with my cousins. best ice cream ever. thank you.

[@andresilva8444]

Honestly thought you were going to rebuild the bucket itself. Good job restoring that.

[@sherryscoloringandpaintingcorn]

thats so cool. I love seeing these old treasures restored to their glory. Things just arent made like this anymore.

[@MeedhooKaree]

This was lovely to watch. The bucket itself is such a beautiful piece of design. Love how its held together without any glue or nails. Was this how all wooden buckets were made back then?

[@soniaduvied1535]

Me encantan tus videos. Admiro la dedicacion y el amor que le pones a tu trabajo. Es muy gratificante ver como vuelves a la vida a objetos olvidados. Mi saludo y felicitación desde Buenos Aires, Argentina

[@jrand2631]

Great restoration, and the ice cream looks tasty. 🍦😊

[@AcmeRestorations]

It was!

[@TanyaDB]

Thanks for taking me back. This was one of my great summer childhood memories. The best kisses from my grandma and the best Ice-cream

[@AcmeRestorations]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@VRestoration]

I would like to try some ice cream made in that kind of old container, something tells me that it must taste better than the one that is made now.

[@TheBaldr]

Actually it a worse product. Just buy a decent modern machine to get the right size ice crystals.

[@uberrandomperson]

@@TheBaldr since when is there a RIGHT size for ice crystals in ice cream lol

[@TheBaldr]

@@uberrandomperson To big of crystals and it is going to be to rough. To small of crystals and it going to melt 2 minutes in room temperature especially without emulsifiers and stabilizers.

[@jebsdaddy141]

@@TheBaldr Said in a Fog Horn Leg Horn voice: "I say, I say, go back to your book learnin boy."

[@francoviolencia1488]

​@@TheBaldrI collect antiques and I have in my possesion three beautiful ice cream makers. As long as you don't go too lean on the mix, there will not be any perceptible ice cristals. Those machiines were also designed for custard ice cream (the French one). The old formula has something different to it, it tastes like something else.

[@kdksiren]

Thanks for posting this! We had one of these when I was young in the 60's. It was old then. Don't know where my parents got it. I have no idea how many tubs of ice cream we made in that thing. Thought it was so cool that the dasher went one way while the tub went the other. We used it up through the 70's but after I moved out don't know what happened to it. Parents died and brother and I could never find it when going through everything. I remember after it sat during the winter and dried up it would leak water from the wooden seams for a bit the first time we used it in the spring then didn't leak the rest of the year. Wow! That was so long ago!

[@EOCostello]

Allegedly, the ice cream that’s on the blades after you finish is the creamiest; they who did the most work turning the crank got to claim it.

[@RuthlynWills]

Me, me 🙋‍♀️ I laid claim to it most of the time 🤣🤣

[@cindytrotter776]

beautiful. I can taste the ice cream. Nice.

[@tommiller9743]

I have one exactly like that one, unrestored, but still makes great ice cream as it is!

[@williammarshall299]

Ohhhhh Myyyyyy Goooodnessss! Memories of churning ice-cream on my grandmothers front porch in the 60s are flooding my mind...I now want to go buy one of these ice-cream makers...Incredible restoration...Thank you for sharing your work with the world.

[@theoriginalcarterfamily]

Amazing work! good job!

[@HDTube101]

90 Years old.. Now that is really "Old Fashioned Ice Cream" hehe

[@lavalBear82]

This is the first time I see something like this. I didn't even know you could make ice cream manually. Learn something everyday. It belongs in a museum now.

[@ronnieahman6958]

Fantastic restoration. You brought life in to an old an forgotten "machine"

[@АндрейНикитенко-ф4с]

The hinges of the bucket handle are not perfect, but overall - great work and brilliant results. I like it with pleasure.

[@dewalt4594]

Will you do us all a favor and post pictures of the one you restored ? Show us how you did the handles .

[@MaesHawkEye]

@@dewalt4594 So what, because we don't make hinges we aren't able to see any imperfection on any other hinges ? What kind of logic is it ? It's not an insult to say that the hinges are not perfect, they just aren't ! He wasn't insulting the work done, just stating the one thing that was a bit less good than the rest. That's all.

[@АндрейНикитенко-ф4с]

@@dewalt4594 Believe me, without photographs, I can work with my hands. ;) But it's not that. Any good master, and this is certainly a good master, is more interesting to read an honest review than flattery.

[@dewalt4594]

@@MaesHawkEye Not sure what your rambling on an on about , I was just asking you to post a few pictures of your work .

[@MaesHawkEye]

@@dewalt4594 Lol sure, like you didn't mean anything by it...sure man...

[@me68206]

This was a pleasure to watch. Combine an interesting restoration of a familiar and comforting object with nostalgia for those childhood memories of making ice cream. This ticks all the boxes!

[@AcmeRestorations]

Many thanks!

[@robertgilmour1903]

Enjoyed this restoration, thanks.