Shipping Cases for Eggs 



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Fia. 104. A thirty-dozen-egg shipping case. 



rate compartments, each compartment holding one 

 egg. Some shipping-cases have wire springs instead 

 of the pasteboard partitions to hold the eggs. The 

 English prefer what 

 is known as the Irish 

 shipping-case. This 

 consists of a case not 

 unlike a small dry- 

 goods box. In this 

 is placed a layer of 

 sea grass similar to 

 that used in packing 

 china and glassware. The grass is placed in the 

 form of a shallow hen's nest. This is filled with 

 eggs. On these is placed another layer of sea grass 

 and another layer of eggs, the layers of eggs and 

 sea grass alternating until the case is nearly full. 

 More sea grass is then put on and the cover 

 fastened by nails or screws. While this case is 

 preferred by the English, it is doubtful whether it 

 would be sufficient to withstand the rough usage 

 given by the American express companies and freight 

 lines. 



Many commission men prefer to have eggs 

 shipped to them in barrels, packed in dry, fine- 

 cut, clean wheat or rye straw. Barrels are strong, 

 rigid packages for their weight, and are well adapted 

 for shipping. A barrel will hold about seventy 

 dozen, if properly packed. 



