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OBJECT TYPE: POULTRY BANDING/WING/MANUAL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0069.003

MANUFACTURER: PARSONS, E.C.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 3
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: 12.0 cm
Width: 7.8 cm
Height: 1.6 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: PARSONS
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: FOR ATTACHING WING TAGS TO POULTRY. V-SHAPED TAG IS PLACED IN PLIERS, WITH ROUND DEPRESSION IN TAG FITTING INTO DEPRESSION IN 1 JAW. PLIERS ARE THEN PLACED OVER THE WING (AS NEAR SHOULDER AS POSSIBLE, LEAVING DEPTH FOR WING GROWTH) & PRESSURE IS APPLIED WITH JAWS OF PLIERS TO SEAL THE TAG. BLUE PAINT ON JAW WITH DEPRESSION IN IT MAY SERVE AS QUICK REFERENCE FOR DETERMINING IF PLIERS ARE RIGHT SIDE UP.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'E.C. PARSONS/ ENGLAND' INCISED AROUND JOINT ON 1 SIDE/ 'KETCHUM' INCISED AROUND JOINT ON OTHER SIDE
Missing: From CA of 07/29/1997 by Pat Montero: No - Complete
Finish: SHINY PLATED METAL FINISH/ 1 JAW ON EACH PAIR OF PLIERS PAINTED BLUE (WITH RED UNDERCOAT TOWARDS TIP)
Decoration: INCISED DESIGN OF SMALL CIRCLES INTERCONNECTED BY SHORT LINES, ON GRIPS

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PARSONS, E.C., Pliers, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0069, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0069.003/

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