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Eggs for the Market

1950s , Essex (County)

Cat no. 7636

How the egg gets to the breakfast table. An educational film produced by Essex County Film Department.

Chicks hatch from their eggshells, are sorted into boxes and passed over for sexing. Pullets are separated from the male chicks, the young hens being destined for a life of laying. The film shows four different methods of hen farming, either roaming free range, kept in folds, in fixed runs, or in batteries. The eggs layed are sorted, graded, and packed by hand by young women in a factory. Finally the egg is enjoyed at the breakfast table. Matter-of-fact in tone, this film was produced by the Essex County Film Department to educate about hen farming and egg production. Silent with intertitles.

Keywords

Animals; Farming; Food production; Work; Poultry; Birds

Manifestations

Eggs for the Market

  • Barcode
    INV369329
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:17:56
    Modification Date
    02/03/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740901
  • Barcode
    INV379332
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:17:56
    Modification Date
    02/03/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740897
  • Barcode
    INV340096
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:17:56
    Modification Date
    02/03/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740893
  • Barcode
    INV314755
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:55
    Modification Date
    02/03/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740871
  • Barcode
    INV369366
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:55
    Modification Date
    24/02/2016
    Parts
    Reference
    740800
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV222228
    Canonical Identifier
    1996/13
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    bw
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:17:57
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    06/01/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    699589
    Sound
    silent
  • Barcode
    INV414198
    Canonical Identifier
    A-2230
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    565044

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