Grader, egg
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1900–1947
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0093.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PIPER, H.L.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.8 cm
- Width
- 13.4 cm
- Height
- 8.5 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
- PIPER
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montréal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO MEASURE & WEIGH EGGS SO THAT THEY COULD BE CLASSIFIED INTO GRADES ACCORDING TO REQUIREMENTS OF MARKET (IF EGG 'FITS' HOLE & DEPRESSES BALANCE ARM SUFFICIENTLY, IT IS CLASSIFIED AS BEING THAT SIZE) - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF MANUAL EGG GRADING DEVICE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- RAISED LETTERING ON FRONT OF BASE READS: 'H.L. PIPER/ MONTREAL'/ NUMBERS STAMPED INTO BALANCE ARM NEXT TO 4 CIRCULAR HOLES READ: '18 21 24 27 [OZ.] RESPECTIVELY.
- Missing
- From CA of 07/28/1997 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
- Finish
- METAL ENAMELLED BLACK (JAPANNED?)
- Decoration
- N/A
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PIPER, H.L., Grader, egg, between 1900–1947, Artifact no. 1986.0093, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0093.001/
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