Roscrea Bacon Factory - Curing Cellar, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1598
Scope and Contents
Photograph of the Roscrea Bacon Factory's curing cellar 'showing the pickling pump for forcing the curing pickle into the meat. The sides shown are "Wiltshire" cut and consist of the whole sides. Each 'stack' consists of five pigs or ten sides and the curing lasts about 14 days.' From the mid 20th century Ireland
Dates
- Creation: 1870s-1930s
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 slide 81mm by 81mm
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Extent
From the Fonds: 50 boxes
From the Fonds: 3465 Photographic Slides
Physical Description
1 slide 81mm by 81mm
Dimensions
81mm by 81mm
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013
Subject
- Roscrea Bacon Factory (1907 -) (Organization)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Wallace, Robert, Professor, 1853-1939 (professor of agriculture and rural economy) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk