Box, candling

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OBJECT TYPE: EGG/KEROSENE LAMP
DATE: 1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0292.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDBOARD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 13.8 cm
Height: 31.5 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS CANDLING BOX PREPARED FOR USE C. 1916 +
Canada: EARLY EXAMPLE OF DOMINION GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST CONSUMERS AND/OR RETAILERS TO GRADE FOOD PRODUCTS. SUGGESTED FOR USE BY SHOPKEEPERS AND HOUSEWIVES TO PREVENT " MANY UNPLEASANT OCCURANCES AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE." (REF. 1)
Function: USED TO DETERMINE THE FRESHNESS AND QUALITY OF WHOLE EGGS.
Technical: EGG QUALITY DETERMINED BY 4 MAIN FACTORS: SIZE OF AIR CELL, CONSISTENCY OF ALBUMEN, COLOUR & MOBILITY OF YOLK, AND GENERAL TRANSPARENCY OF WHOLE EGG. VARIOUS DEVICES WERE DEVELOPED TODETECT "BAD EGGS" BUT EXAMINATION BEFORE A LIGHT, AS IN CANDLING, REMAINED THE MEANS OF FINE GRADING EGGS. (REF.2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Following text appears on box panel: " Ministere Federal de l'Agriculture./ Division de l'Industrie Animale - Service de l"Aviculture./ [illustration]/ MIREUSE D'OEUFS POUR LAMPE ORDINAIRE./ Instructions pour le montage et l'emploi de cette mireuse./ On peut se servir de cet appareil avec n'importe quelle/ lampe de maison. Dans cette gravure, l'appareil recouvre/ completement la lampe (une lampe a crochet ordinaire.) Parfois, il peut etre plus commode d'employer la feuille de carton separee, de l'appliquer horizontalement sur le bol de la lampe et de placer la boite par-dessus, en laissant le verre/ de lampe passer par le trou du couvercle./ Chose importante:/ le trou du devant doit se trouver en ligne avec la flamme./ [window opening]/ Pour mirer, tenez l'oeuf le gros bout en haut. Mettez/ l'oeuf près de la lumière, de la manière indiquèe dans la/ gravure et tournez le lentement sur lui-même./ Un oeuf frais pondu doit paraître très clair, à l'exception/ du centre où se trouve le jaune, et qui paraît un peu nuageux;/ on reconnaît que l'oeuf n'est pas frais à la dimension de la/ chambre d'air. Un oeuf gâté paraît très sombre et très/ opaque lorsqu'on le passe devant la lumière. (Voir circu-/ laire No. 3. "Le mirage des oeufs")./ On peut obtenir cet appareil gratuitement en s'adres-/ sant au commissaire de l'industrie animale, Ottawa. "
Missing: NONE. THIS STYLE OF BOX DESIGNED FOR USE WITH KEROSENE LAMP.
Finish: PLAIN BROWN CARDBOARD EXTERIOR HAS BLACK TEXT & ILLUSTRATIONS; INTERIOR & OPENNING BEFORE WHICH EGG IS HELD ARE COLOURED BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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