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Egg Grading, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/263

Scope and Contents

Photograph of a 'Daylight Tester - an apparatus fitted with electric light and shutters to obviate necessity for a dark room' in the late 19th or early 20th century. Shows a woman and a man standing on either side of a wooden machine holding eggs beneath it with wooden packing crates next to and behind them.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870s-1930s

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

1 slide 82mm by 82mm

Conditions Governing Access

Open.

Extent

From the Fonds: 50 boxes

From the Fonds: 3465 Photographic Slides

Physical Description

1 slide 82mm by 82mm

Dimensions

82mm by 82mm

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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