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Vaccinating - THB00153
Cyril Thornber on the right.
Transfer and Candling at St Mellons Hatchery - THB00142
Eggs being conveyed from setters via a candling tent to the incubators, infertile eggs being removed at the table during the process.
Thornbers - PNH00745
A consignment of Thornbers hatching eggs for export being delivered to BOAC (merged with BEA 1974)
The Computer Room at Thornbers - THB00110
The Elliott 803 computer was installed in the early 1960s to analyse the vast amount of data obtained through the breeding trials.
The computer Room at Thornbers - THB00108
An Elliott 803 Computer was used to analyse the vast amount of data obtained in the breeding trials.
Ted Eckersley - ALC04011
Ted was Sales Director at Thornber Bros.
Routine Blood Testing - THB00141
On right is Keith Holt
Not the usual computer technician! - THB00109
Paper tape readers in the computer room at Thornbers.
Model Hatchery - THB00136
The incubators are on the right, the chicks are hatched, checked, sexed and packed for delivery all inside one day.
John Bowman - ALC05187
John was Chief Geneticist at Thornber Bros. Ltd.
Gathering at Thornbers Personnel - CVH00171
Back row, l to r: Tom Ashworth; Bill Harrison ; ? ; Bill Riley, Hebden Bridge; Harry Southwell, Mytholmroyd Hatchery Manager; Keith Holt, Peterborough Manager; Student from Ghana; Frank Bottomley.
Middle row: Tim McManus, Farm Manager, St Mellons,…
Middle row: Tim McManus, Farm Manager, St Mellons,…
Eggs Being loaded for Delivery - THB00152
Peter Lloyd, Manager at Occold Hatchery, Suffolk on the left.
Egg Setting Using the Pneumatic Handling Device - THB00149
Cyril Thornber on the left.