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EGG CANDLER

origin : France
matierial : iron, wood, linen
dimensions (cm) : L=28.5, W=13.3, W=3.5
date : first half of the 20th century
collection Agropolis-Museum, Inv. n 97.1.54

Used at farm level to verify either the soundness of an egg to be eaten (importance of the air bubble, absence of any embryo), or the adequate development of an embryo before hatching.

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