91/55/1-4

This is a rectangular wooden egg box; it contains two 12-egg trays and hessian-covered support tray on top. Each tray is padded with wadding and has tape handles in order to lift them from the box. There is also an inscription on the lid: 'PATENTEES AND MANUFACTURERS// THE DAIRY OUTFIT CO. LTD.// KINGS CROSS, LONDON N1// AWARDED 9 FIRST PRIZES AND MEDALS// FOR SAFETY EGG BOXES'.

1 egg box [with 2 trays and 1 support lid]: wood; metal; wadding; hessianInscription on lid of box, 'Patentees and Manufacturers, The Dairy Outfit Co. Ltd., Kings Cross, London N1, awarded 9 first prizes and medals for safety egg boxes'; inscription on sides of box, 'Eggs, 2 doz., Pocock's Patent'; inscription inside box, '5754'

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: EGG BOX // Accession number: 91/55/1-4 // Classification: MARKETING Dairy Produce eggs // Negative number: 60/15918 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: 28 August 1991 [...] Sonning-on-Thames // Store: small object // Condition: Box good, padding fragile // Recorder, date: JMB 25.9.91 // Description: Rectangular wooden box with metal strengthening at corners, hinged lid and metal hasp and catch which could be padlocked. Inside there are two wooden trays each with 12 places to hold eggs. Each tray is padded with wadding and has tape handles in order to lift them from the box. There is a layer of wadding at the bottom of the box and between each tray. On top of the trays is a wooden lid lined with hessian which has 12 holes in it to hold the eggs in place. // Dimensions: 26 x 23 x 19 cms // Inscription on the lid: 'PATENTEES & MANUFACTURERS// THE DAIRY OUTFIT CO. LTD.// KINGS CROSS, LONDON N1// AWARDED 9 FIRST PRIZES AND MEDALS// FOR SAFETY EGG BOXES'. // On sides: EGGS 2 DOZ POCOCK'S PATENT // Inside: 5754 // Associated information: The egg box was owned by Frank Clifton, owner of Clifton's Ales & Stouts Brewery, Stockport, who also lived at Cheadle Hulme where Lady Fairley lived with her aunt. // References:', MERL ‘Conservation Record’ – ‘Class: Marketing (Dairy produce eggs) // Name: Egg box // Acc. No.: 91/55/1-4 // Conservator: D Empringham // Date: 5/12 March 1992'

Greater London [region]

Wood, Metal