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r.Il : I TIN 663, U. 5. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The shells ari dropped by the breaker through the funnel into the 



shell can beneath. 



Specifications. — The funnel may be made of tinned copper 0.0188 



inch thick, zinc, monel metal, or galvanized iron 0.0201 inch thick. 



The top of the funnel is S\ inches wide and 14f inches long. The 



distance from the top of the spout 

 to the top of the funnel is 6 inches. 

 The spout is 7 inches long and 5f 

 inches in diameter.. Both the top 

 and bottom of the funnel should 

 be rolled on wire 0J144 inch in 

 diameter. 



SHELL CAN. 



Fig. 12.— Shell funnel. 



• (Fig. 13.) 



It is advisable to make the shell 

 can as large as the dimensions of 

 the table will permit, in order to 

 lessen the frequency of the removal 

 of shells. When there is but little 

 space between the top of the can and the lower side of the top of the 

 table, the scattering of shells on the floor is also prevented. 



Specifications. — The shell can is usually made of 

 galvanized iron, and need not be corrugated hori- 

 zontally for stiffness unless under 0.0159 inch in thick- 

 ness. Both the top and the bottom should be turned 

 over wire 0.162 inch thick. The diameter of the can 

 is 14 inches; the height 23 \ inches, \ inch less than 

 the distance from the floor to the lower side of the 

 table top. Ordinary garbage cans may be purchased 

 for the temporary storage of shells emptied from the 

 cans from the breaking room, the number required depending upon 

 the frequency of emptying. 



FIG. 13.— Shell can. 



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SHELL TAMPER. 



(Fig. 14.) 



A tamper is always needed for pounding down the 

 shells emptied into the storage cans, and may be used 

 to advantage in the shell cans at the table. When used 

 at the table, a tamper is kept in each shell can with the 

 handle projecting through the funnel. 



A Specifications. — The total length is 34 inches. An iron 



bar | inch in diameter constitutes the handle. If the 

 tamper is to be used in the storage cans, the cone may 

 be made 7\ inches high and 5h inches in diameter at the 

 base, or, if used in the shell cans at the table, 6 inches high and 5 



Fig. 14.— Shell 



tamper. 



