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Egg Setting Using the Pneumatic Handling Device - THB00149
Cyril Thornber on the left.
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.
Routine Blood Testing - THB00141
On right is Keith Holt
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.
Model Hatchery - THB00136
The incubators are on the right, the chicks are hatched, checked, sexed and packed for delivery all inside one day.
Breeding Pens at Mytholmroyd - THB00134
Shown in the 1912 Thornbers Catalogue
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.
