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BREAKING KNIFE. 



(Fig. 9.) 



The breaking knife is constructed to lit the tmy just described. 

 It is llf inches long, 1 inch wide, and yV inch thick. The slots on 

 the lower edge arc fa inch deep and are made to fit into the slots 

 of the standard. The cutting edge of tlio knife is 2f inches long 

 and : * inch from the center of the slot. The only satisfactory 

 metals for breaking knives are monel metal and tinned brass, as 

 cheaper metals invariably rust and tarnish, so that the expense of 

 scouring and retinning soon equals the original cost of monel met id 

 or brass. 



BREAKING TABLE. 



(Fig. 11.) 



Tables are made for two, four, six, and sometimes eight operators. 

 The size of the table depends upon the space in which it is to be 



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Pig. 1 1. Breaking table. 



used. Generally speaking, tables seating from two to four girls are 

 most convenient, because the pails of shell eggs, liquid egg, and 

 shells may be removed by helpers at, the ends of the tables without 

 interrupting the work of the breakers. A table for two girls, which 

 may be lengthened according to the capacity desired, using the dis- 

 tance from center to center of the legs as a unit, may be made as 

 follows : 



Specifications. — The top of the table is 36 inches long and 24 

 inches wide, with a central opening h\ inches in diameter to 

 receive the funnel. The kind of top depends upon the materials 



