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PLUCKER, POULTRY

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL
Catalogue Number
P19950043000
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1950
Date Range To
1960
Materials
STEEL
No. Pieces
1
Length
16.5
Width
2.2
Description
STEEL TWEEZERS WITH BLADE SHAPED END. TWEEZER TEETH ARE WIDE AND BENT OVER WITH FLAT PART OF TEETH MEETING. ENDS OF TWEEZERS COME TOGETHER TO FORM BLADE SHAPED HANDLE WITH POINTED END. TWEEZERS ARE SCRATCHED AND PITTED WITH SOME OXIDIZATION AND CORROSION. STAMPED ON BACK IN LOW RELIEF IS "MADE IN HONG KONG".
Subjects
FOOD PROCESSING T&E
Historical Association
DOMESTIC
BUSINESS
History
PLUCKERS WERE USED IN THE LEE CAFE IN LETHBRIDGE BETWEEN 1955 AND 1960 BY BARKDAT LEE. POULTRY WAS PURCHASED LIVE AND PROCESSED IN RESTAURANT. TWEEZERS WERE USED TO PLUCK OR DIG BROKEN FEATHERS FROM BIRDS.
Catalogue Number
P19950043000
Acquisition Date
1995-10
Collection
Museum
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