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Edgar started the firm of Thornber Bros in 1907.

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Marian Lord at New House hatchery, Mytholmroyd. This ingenious device, copied from an American device, made egg handling quicker and easier and with less risk of breakages.

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Shown in the 1912 Thornbers Catalogue

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The incubators are on the right, the chicks are hatched, checked, sexed and packed for delivery all inside one day.

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Enjoying their coffee break are Hilda Pickles, Anne Woodworth, Nellie Preston, Lyn Jeffery, Marian Lord, Elizabeth Cell, Mary Critchley, Anne Cheatmam and Gwen Toothill.

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Eggs being conveyed from setters via a candling tent to the incubators, infertile eggs being removed at the table during the process.
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