Champion Egg Case Machine, 1900-1925
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Civil War veteran James K. Ashley patented this machine in 1896. Egg farmers used it to build uniform boxes that held 360 eggs each. Farmers clamped wood boards between the vices, and then nailed the sides, middle and bottom together to complete a box. They stenciled finished boxes with the farm name and other advertising before shipping their eggs to urban markets.
Civil War veteran James K. Ashley patented this machine in 1896. Egg farmers used it to build uniform boxes that held 360 eggs each. Farmers clamped wood boards between the vices, and then nailed the sides, middle and bottom together to complete a box. They stenciled finished boxes with the farm name and other advertising before shipping their eggs to urban markets.
Artifact
Jig (Mechanical device)
Date Made
1900-1925
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.64.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles H. Witt.
Material
Iron alloy
Wood (Plant material)
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