Tester, egg

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OBJECT TYPE
AIR CELL GAUGE
DATE
1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1995.0037.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length
11.5 cm
Width
6.8 cm
Height
N/A
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Agriculture
Category
Poultry equipment
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1940-1946
Canada
Device used by Department of Agriculture inspectors to assist in testing eggs. D.A. Fletcher donated the object: Fletcher was a research specialist with the Poultry Division of the Canada Department of Agriculture from 1940 to 1975. Fletcher developed the Fletcher colour scale with NRC paint specialists according to Earle Snyder, "Eggs: The Production, Identification and Retention of Quality in Eggs." Ottawa: Department of Agriculture, 1961, 33.
Function
A device used with a candling light to test the freshness of an egg; an individual egg was held in front of a light in order to show its air cell; which was measured with the air cell gauge.
Technical
Example of standard used by government inspectors.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
BLACK LETTERING READING 'CANADA/ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE/ MARKETINGSERVICE/ AIR CELL GAUGE/ CANADIAN STANDARD/ EGG GRADES/ HOLD OVER EGG IN FRONT OF LIGHT'/ BLACK SCALE MARKINGS FOR 1/8, 3/16, 1/4
Missing
N/A
Finish
COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT
Decoration
N/A

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