A 6000-Eggs Capacity "Gloucester" Mammoth Incubator

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1434/3401
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1870s-1930s
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 81mm by 81mm 1 slide
      81mm by 81mm

Scope and Content

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.

Archivist's Note

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

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