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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1959–1995
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0135.003
- MANUFACTURER
- KETCHUM MFG. SALES LTD.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 3
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CARDBOARD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.3 cm
- Width
- 8.2 cm
- Height
- 3.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Agriculture
- Category
- Poultry equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- KETCHUM
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
TYPE OF FARM EQUIPMENT MADE AND USED IN CANADA. - Function
-
PLACED ON LEGS OF POULTRY FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES. BAND IS BENT AROUND LEG, BUTTON AT ONE END IS FITTED THROUGH HOLE AT OTHER END AND WITH PRESSURE FROM SPECIAL PLIERS, IS ROLLED DOWN MAKING POSITIVE SEAL - Technical
-
STILL IN USED IN 2002 - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Blue print of front of box reads: "KETCHUM SEAL POULTRY BANDS (AN INTEGRAL EYELET SEAL)/ [PICTURE OF BANDS]/ PATENTED IN CANADA, U.S.A./ GREAT BRITAIN"/ [PICTURE OF PLIERS]/ Oval with print in it reads: "LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY/ KEMCO/ IDENTIFICATIONS"/ Below reads: "THE KETCHUM SEAL POULTRY LEG BAND IS MADE FROM A SOLID PIECE OF MATERIAL WITH OPEN BUTTON/ DRAWN AT ONE END (AN INTEGRAL EYELET) AND A HOLE AT THE OTHER END. PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS AND YOU WILL HAVE A/ POSITIVE SEAL, WHICH CANNOT BE PICKED OPEN WITHOUT DETECTION./ 1. BEND THE BAND IN A HALF CIRCLE. 2. THEN PLACE AROUND THE LEG. 3. FIT THE BUTTON THROUGH THE HOLE. 4. WITH OUR SPECIAL PLIERS SEAL THE BUTTON DOWN/ SUPPLIED IN PLAIN AND COLOURED ALUMINUM OR COPPER"/ Other side of box reads: "MAKING ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION EASY/ PATENTED CANADA AND U.S.A./ DIRECTION FOR USING/ THE KETCHUM KURL LOCK TAG IS MADE IN TWO/ SIZES, EACH REQUIRING A SPECIAL PLIER, NO. 3 FOR/ SHEEP AND SWINE, NO. 2 FOR CATTLE. BE SURE YOU/ HAVE THE RIGHT SIZE PLIER/ PLACE TAG IN PLIER AS/ SHOWN IN ILLUSTRATION. THE LOWER JAW OF PLIER/ IS FORMED TO HOLD THE TAG IN POSITION FOR CLINCH-/ ING. PLACE PLIER, HOLDING TAG AS SHOWN, OVER THE/ EAR LEAVING A SMALL SPACE FOR EAR TO GROW./ WHEN IN PLACE, SQUEEZE WITH A QUICK MOTION/ UNTIL CLINCHED./ MADE IN CANADA/ KETCHUM KURL-EAR TAG"/ Other side of box reads: "ALSO KETCHUM [ILLEGIBLE; HANDWRITING OVER PRINT READING: "POULTRY BANDS/ & PLIERS"]/ KETCHUM MANUFACTURING SALES LIMITED/ 396 BERKLEY AVE., OTTAWA 13, ONTARIO, CANADA"/ Other side reads: "MILK SCALES/ BULL NOSE RINGS, PUNCHES, BULL HALTERS, HORN TRAINERS/ TEAT DILATORS, DAIRY SPECIALTIES/ ROTARY HOG SHOULDER TATTOOS/ TATTOOS for Cattle, Sheep, Hogs, Foxes,/ Dogs and Poultry/ FOX and MINK SPECIALTIES, ETC./ MEAT MARKING MACHINES"/ Handwritten on top reads: "POULTRY BANDS/ & PLIERS"/ Handwritten on both tabs reads: "POULTRY/ BANDS & PLIERS".
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLUE PRINT
- Decoration
- N/A
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