General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

METAL CASE WITH WOOD PRODUCT COVER & LEATHER HANDLE & STRAP FOR CLASP (STRAP BROKEN)/ GLASS LIGHT IN METAL CASING/ METAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENT CASINGS/ SYNTHETIC KNOB & POWER CORDS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

36.5 cm

Width

29.5 cm

Height

14.1 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Poultry equipment

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1950'S

Canada

PROTOTYPE OF CANADIAN DESIGNED EGG GRADING EQUIPMENT. DONOR WAS EMPLOYED AT POULTRY MARKETING & PRODUCTION BRANCH OFAGRICULTURE CANADA FROM 1940 TO 1975. HE WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN DESIGNER OF FLETCHER COLOUR SCALE USED TO MEASURE YOLK COLOUR (REF.2)

Function

USED TO CANDLE EGGS, THAT IS, TO TEST THEM FOR FRESHNESS & QUALITY BY HOLDING THEM IN FRONT OF A LIGHT IN ORDER TO SEE THE SIZE OF THE AIR POCKET & THE SIZE & POSITION OF THE YOLK. IT CONSISTED OF A BRIGHT LIGHT WITH A FOCUSSING AREA THAT ENABLED THE EXAMINER TO SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE EGG'S CONTENTS. DARK AREAS MADE THE EGG UNUSABLE.

Technical

PROTOTYPE FOR EGG CANDLING EQUIPMENT LATER MADE COMMERCIALLY BY DOUGLAS, BROWN, & CAMPBELL LTD. OF MELBOURNE, ON (SEE 880268)

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

PLATE ON ELECTRICAL COMPONENT READS 'HAMMOND/ TYPE/ 1128X26/ PRIMARY/ 116 VOLTS 25 CYCLES 32 V.A./ CSA APPROVAL NO. 3902/ HAMMOND/ MFG. CO. LTD./ GUELPH-CANADA'

Missing

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Finish

UNFINISHED CASE, BROWN LEATHER/ BLACK PAINTED & METALLIC LIGHT CASING/ GREEN LIGHT/ BLACK PAINTED COMPONENT CASINGS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC

Decoration

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