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The bread and egg sieve shown at Fig. 18 is used for 

 reducing hard-boiled eggs and soft bread into very fine pieces 

 for food for the birds ; it saves much labour in chopping 

 eggs. It is easily constructed, and consists of four pieces of 

 wood nailed together, 2in. in depth, 1ft. long, and 9in. wide, 

 or smaller if desired. The top is covered with a piece of 



Fig. 17. Basket Nest. 



perforated zinc ; and the egg and bread are forced through 

 with a wooden spatula (Fig. 19) or a stout table knife. The 

 spatula should be made of hard wood, oak, teak, elm, or ash, 

 from 2in. to Sin. in width at the bottom, and wedge-shaped, 

 with a round handle for use. 



