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Using the Poultrymen’s Gradencandler egg scale and candler, eggs could be weighed and candled efficiently. To “candle” an egg, shine a light through it to view the inside, for example, to determine if the egg is fresh or, if the egg is fertilized, to…

This Canadian-made chicken egg grader is designed for the US market. The grader is all aluminum with four holes for grading* the eggs. The only identifying inscription is on the beam: HANDEE. PAT. PEN. The weight size, in ounces per dozen, is…

With the cup on the top, this scale was designed to weigh chicken eggs. It is a rare scale. This bilateral pendulum scale has two pendulum arms that swing when an egg is placed on top. (A variation was made for letters.) A rod extending from the cast…

Although Eclipse called this an “egg grading scale,” it only shows the weight per dozen eggs. The egg producer then determined the grade* (small, medium, and so on) based on the state’s regulations for chicken eggs. The scale has a unique feature:…

Brower’s “3 in 1” was used to weigh and grade both chicken and turkey eggs. The decal label reads: BROWER MFG. CO. / QUINCY-ILL. U.S.A. / WORLDS LARGEST LINE POULTRY SUPPLIES. The aluminum arc is marked with two sets of graduations: from 18 to 42…

This rare Australian egg grader is to determine the size category of a chicken egg, such as medium or large. The exact weight of the egg does not matter as long as the egg is within a size category. The label reads: P.D.S. Improved / Egg Grader /…

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This scale, for weighing chicken eggs, was made by the Cooperative Grange League Federation Exchange (GLF) between the early 1950s and 1964. About 1920, Orlando W. Bedell of Earlville, New York, invented the scale and made it until selling to GLF in…

This scale is made to grade chicken eggs. It is made of painted sheet metal and came in a cardboard box. The beam has a set screw and an adjustable slide weight with a brass bearing pin to grade eggs weighing 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26 ounces per dozen.…

This scale was tested for 20 and 23 ounces per dozen chicken eggs, while earlier models were tested for 19 and 22 oz. per dozen. The range was between 16 and 29 ounces per dozen. The scale could grade a variety of sizes through a combination of a…