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OBJECT TYPE: POULTRY/FOOT PEDAL & ELECTRIC
DATE: 1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0072.001

MANUFACTURER: LYON RURAL ELECTRIC CO.
MODEL: LYON SUPER DEBEAKER
LOCATION: San Diego, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 127867
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD STAND & FOOT PEDAL/ METAL HOUSING, WORKING PARTS & BLADE/ SYNTHETIC FAN BLADES & TEMP.CONTROL KNOB/ RUBBER/SYNTHETIC? CORDS & PLUGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 80.0 cm
Width: 32.8 cm
Height: 104.5 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: LYON
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: San Diego

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO STOP FEATHER PICKING & CANNABILISM AMONG BIRDS OF ANY AGE BY CUTTING & CAUTERIZING UPPER BEAK OF BIRD (CAUTERIZING PREVENTS INFECTION, PROMOTES HEALING & STOP BLEEDING). UPPER BEAK OF BIRD IS PLACED IN 1 OF 3 DIFFERENTLY SIZED HOLES; VERTICAL ACTION OF BLADE IS CONTROLLED BY FOOT PEDAL. TEMP. OF CAUTERIZING BLADE CAN BE ADJUSTED TO DESIRED HEAT.
Technical: HUNDREDS OF BIRDS CAN BE TREATED PER HOUR AS BOTH HANDS ARE AVAILABLE TO HANDLE BIRDS. NO STRAIN OR FATIQUE AS WITH HAND TOOLS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 &.2 MFR'S PLATES READ: 'LYON ELECTRIC CO./ MANUFACTURERS/ ELECTRICAL FARM SUPPLIES/ SAN DIEGO CALIF./ KEEP BLADE NUTS TIGHT' & 'LYON ELECTRIC CO./ MANUFACTURERS/ ELECTRICAL SPECIALTIES/ SAN DIEGO CALIF. USA/ SERIAL #127867 (.1) 127868 (.2)'/ CONTROL KNOB PLATE READS: 'LYON SUPER "DEBEAKER" OFF LOW HEAT NORMAL RESERVE HOT'/ RAISED & INCISED LETTERING ON HOUSING READS: 'ON/ OFF' (SWITCH) & 'MODEL "PRECISION CAM"/ VOLTS 115/ AMPS/ WATTS/ LYON RURAL ELECTRIC CO./ SAN DIEGO, CALIF.'/ INCISED PART NAMES & NOS. THROUGHOUT/.2 BLACK & YELLOW STICKER READS: 'CANADA/ AGRICULTURE/ 101827 A320'
Missing: .2 CONTROL KNOB From CA of 07/31/1997 by Carrie Misener: Undetermined
Finish: STAND & FOOT PEDAL WOOD UNFINISHED/ HOUSING METAL WITH PAINTED RED WRINKLE FINISH (.1), PAINTED GRAY WRINKLE FINISH (.2), & METAL UNFINISHED/ FAN BLADES WHITE SYNTHETIC/ TEMP. CONTROL KNOB RED SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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LYON RURAL ELECTRIC CO., Debeaker, circa 1960, Artifact no. 1986.0072, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1986.0072.001/

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