Object number
88/43/1-2
Collection
Description
This is a well made and strong wooden box for carrying eggs. It has an iron handle on the hinged lid. There is a metal loop and catch which could be closed with a pin or padlock. It has small ventilation holes on the sides. There is also an inscription on the top, the sides and the back: 'EGGS'.
Physical description
1 box: wood, metal (iron)
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 19 February 2014 – The Lucas Collection contains objects (88/23–88/43) and documents (D90/8/1–21) donated by Mr H. B. Lucas, a farmer and dairyman. Mr Lucas kept chickens, cows and pigs on his smallholding in Whitley Wood Road, Reading, and retired in 1971. The Lucas family farmed in a small way at Lane End Farm in Shinfield, Reading, from the end of the nineteenth century. Mr Lucas’ grandfather built Lane End House, and brought threshing machines to Berkshire, and his uncle was a threshing tackle contractor with premises opposite the farm. The objects in the Collection were used by Mr Lucas on his smallholding and in conjunction with his dairy business. The documents (now in the MERL Archives) consist of show catalogues for poultry and fancier's associations, prize certificates for eggs and poultry, record cards for egg production and newspaper cuttings about shows.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15629.tif - High resolution image
