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Yes. I heard that they were still using Ice boxes in Norfolk in 1927. The ice was delivered by horse and wagon. People who lived in apartments would put a sign in the window to let the ice man know how much ice to bring up. So in 1924 I am sure they would have been using ice boxes.

The iceman still had many year to run his route in Philadelphia and across the nation in 1927. Unofficially that era did not end until 1940 and many parts of the US still lacked electrical power when WWII began and the faithful Electroluxended production for the duration of the War to support the war effort with other products. Electrical distribution systems that were begun long before 7 December 1941 were not completed until 1945 when copper production finally exceeded war needs. Many a Fridgeadaire or Electrolux purchased before power was available spent the war years gathering dust,

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