A 6000-Eggs Capacity "Gloucester" Mammoth Incubator, 1870s-1930s
Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/3401
Scope and Contents
Illustration of a "Gloucester" mammoth incubator that had a capacity for 6000 eggs which was installed at Jack Wrenmall's Poultry Farm, Barton, Preston, Lancashire in 1927. According to the text beneath the image, it did so well that the farmer added a top tier increasing the capacity to 12000 eggs.
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
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