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Egg Candler
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Description
- Black metal egg candler, cylindrical in shape with a hole in the top. There is a round lens type attachment affixed near the bottom that has a plastic cap. Attached near the back is a piece of sheet metal that is square shaped.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- FOOD PROCESSING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Black metal egg candler, cylindrical in shape with a hole in the top. There is a round lens type attachment affixed near the bottom that has a plastic cap. Attached near the back is a piece of sheet metal that is square shaped.
- History Of Use
- Metal egg candler. According to Mr. Cornelius Bot, who sold approx. 3500 eggs\week in the Bulkley Valley from 1962-1972, an egg was placed on the rubberized lens portion and a candle light placed under the egg in the tube. The illuminated egg was checked for dark spots to indicate a growing embryo.
- Material
- METAL-STEEL;
- Height
- 21.5
- Width
- 7.4
- Length
- 16
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1978.141.2
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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