Name/TitleCaponising instruments (tin)
About this objectPart of a caponising set for implanting a Boots preparation called Hexoestral in livestock to increase their rate of growth by the action of the female hormone. This item is a tin used to contain the caponising set, the tin was originally used to contain confectionery. The tin also contains a piece of magazine used as packing material.
The donor states the kit was used at Groton near Boxford c. 1950-1969 for fattening cockerels for Christmas.
Medium and MaterialsWhole: metal
MeasurementsLength 130mm
Width 95mm
height 35mm
Object Typetin
Object numberSTMEA:1991-1.1d
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
