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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.
Edgar Thornber - THB00111
Edgar started the firm of Thornber Bros in 1907.
Demonstrating Pneumatic Egg Handling - THB00131
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.
Demonstrating Egg Handling - THB00155
Doug Shaw on far right.
Day Old Chicks Being Despatched By Air - THB00158
This shows David Love, Hatchery manager at Twyford, Berks from 1968 onwards. He is despatching day old breeding stock to Japan from Heathrow.
Construction of Brooder Houses at Elphaborough - THB00147
The original brooder houses were made of timber but after the war they were gradually replaced by brick and concrete houses which each had a capacity og 12,000 birds.
Coffee Break, 1964 - THB00137
Enjoying their coffee break are Hilda Pickles, Anne Woodworth, Nellie Preston, Lyn Jeffery, Marian Lord, Elizabeth Cell, Mary Critchley, Anne Cheatmam and Gwen Toothill.
Brooder Houses at Elphaborough - THB00157
Scarbottom Mill is beyond the poultry houses. The footpath in the foreground was affectionately known as Duck Muck Lane.
