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The original ice resurfacing machines were little more than a push-cart fitted with a 55-gallon drum of warm water feeding a strip of felt below. Workers would first scrape the ice with shovels and finish the job with squeegees.

Frank J. Zamboni changed all that with an idea to better serve his Paramount Iceland Skating Rink. With 20,000 sq ft of ice, it took Frank and his brothers over an hour to resurface the ice by hand. His product would become one of the great unsung inventions of the 20th Century.

	Manufacturer: Location: Year Invented: First Machine: First Rink Resurfaced: First Model Sold: Original Price: Current Models: Annual Production:	Frank J. Zamboni Co. Paramount, California USA 1949 Model A Zamboni Ice Resurfacer Paramount Iceland Model B (to Sonja Henie for her traveling ice show.) $5,000 6 500

The photos below were taken at ice rinks in the Northeast and Canada. Mouse-over each to see its location and click to enlarge.

Some machines pictured were manufactured by Olympia.

Cushing Academy Ashburnham, MA Zamboni	Canterbury School New Milford, CT Zamboni	Kent School Kent, CT Zamboni	Berkshire School Sheffield, MA Olympia
Groton School Groton, MA Zamboni	Stamford Twin Rinks Stamford, CT Zamboni	Northford Ice Rink North Haven, CT Zamboni	Northford Ice Rink North Haven, CT Olympia
Yale University New Haven, CT Zamboni	Murphy Rink South Boston, MA Zamboni	Boston University Boston, MA Zamboni	Avon Old Farms Avon, CT Zamboni
Champions Rink Cornwall, CT Zamboni	The Rinks At Exeter Exeter, NH Zamboni	The Taft School Watertown, CT Olympia	Coliseum New Haven, CT Olympia
Coliseum New Haven, CT Zamboni	Hommocks Park Mamaroneck, NY Zamboni	Terry Conners Rink Stamford, CT Olympia (rare)	Terry Conners Rink Stamford, CT Olympia (rare)
Terry Conners Rink Stamford, CT Olympia (rare)	St. SebastianSchool Needham, MA Zamboni	Mt. St. Charles Acad. Woonsocket, RI Zamboni	Sportsplex Brampton, Ont., CA Olympia
U. of Rhode Island Kingston, RI Zamboni	Wonderland of Ice Bridgeport, CT Zamboni	World's Fair Ice Rink New York, NY Zamboni	World's Fair Ice Rink New York, NY Zamboni
Ice Hutch Mt Vernon, NY Zamboni	Glens Falls Rec Ctr Glens Falls, NY Olympia	Glens Falls Civic Ctr Glens Falls, NY Zamboni	Brown University Providence, RI Zamboni
Rinks At Exeter Exeter, NH Zamboni


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Zamboni® Ice Resurfacing Machines

Zamboni®
Ice Resurfacing Machines