Candling light, egg
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/SINGLE EGG/MANUAL
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0268.001
- MANUFACTURER
- DOUGLAS, BROWN & CAMPBELL LTD.
- MODEL
- B/MELBOURNE
- LOCATION
- Melbourne, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL/ SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS BULB
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.0 cm
- Width
- 15.6 cm
- Height
- 42.0 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
- DOUGLAS
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Melbourne
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1940-1974
- Canada
-
AN EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED IN A LOCAL EGG GRADING STATION. - Function
-
USED TO CANDLE EGGS - 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 CONSISTS OF A BRIGHT LIGHT WITH A FOCUSING AREA THATENABLES THE EXAMINER TO SEE THE OUTLINE OF THE EGG'S CONTENTS. DARK AREAS MADE THE EGG UNUSABLE. - Technical
-
THIS IS A MANUFACTURED MACHINE MADE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CANDLING EGGS - MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE GUIDED LIGHT THROUGH A PINHOLE METHOD. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE READING 'MELBOURNE/ EGG TESTING LIGHT/ MODEL NO. B/ 5.4 V 4 A/DOUGLAS. BROWN & CAMPBELL/ LIMITED/ MELBOURNE. ONTARIO'/ PLATE ON TRANSFORMER READING 'PRI.110/120 V TRANSFORMER/ CLASS A/ INSULATION/ CAT. NO. 333410 VA 25 CYC 60/ HAMMOND MFG. CO. LTD./ SWC. 5.4 V/ GUELPH ONT. CAN.'
- Missing
- From CA of 07/07/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined
- Finish
- PLATED, METALLIC & BLACK PAINTED METAL/ BLACK SYNTHETIC CORD & PARTS/ GREEN SYNTHETIC PART/ COLOURLESS GLASS.
- Decoration
- N/A
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DOUGLAS, BROWN & CAMPBELL LTD., Candling light, egg, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1988.0268, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0268.001/
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