 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1900 -
Description: A small metal bullet shape which is attached to a piece of string and is used to determined the sex of the chicken. The cord is held and the metal part is about less than a quarter of an inch above the egg. With in a half a minute the tester usually begins to move. If the egg is a rooster the bullet shape metal piece will swing backwards and forwards, if the egg is a hen it will move in circles. This genderometer or sex indicator is still in use today by Cliff Howard and is very accurate. Format: realia Object: indicators Material: metal Titles: Genderometer or Sex Indicator Subjects: eggs; chickens People/Orgs: Howard, Cliff Places: Woodsdale, Tasmania Institution: Levendale and Woodsdale History Rooms Inc. Object number: LHR_PH0007 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Levendale and Woodsdale History Rooms Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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