Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-10-19
EXTERIOR AND SECTIONAL VIEW OF GAMBLER

(From the United States Department OF
Agriculture)
The requirements of the egg trade
and certain state and federal food reg
uIations make 1t necessary for the
shipper to know what quality of eggs
he is shipping to consumers. This
means that all eggs should be tested
by Gambling in the producing section.
Storekeepers and egg buyers In the
towns can candle by means of
shielded light in dark room. The
travelling collectors, however, who
gather eggs from the farmers, lack
these facilities. To assist these coll
lectors, the egg,handling specialists of
the department have developed
simple homemade electrical Gambling
outfit that can be used out of doors.
The apparatus can be fastened to the
side or back of a wagon or to the wall
of building at a height convenient
for the Gambler II hung on hooks, it
Is easily removed.
This device consists of a wooden
case (F'ig. u. painted black inside and
out, in which Is mounted an inexpen-
sive egg candle lighted BY tiny cleo
trio bulb operated by dry batteries.
The eggs are passed into the bottom
part of the box through an opening
protected by black cloth curtains that
prevent light from entering Gig. /,
P). AS the eggs are held and turned
before the candle the collector can
tell their quality by looking through
the eyehole in the front of the case
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To Build Case.
The following directions and dimen-
sions have been tested and found sat
isfactory in making these outfits:
Make light wooden box, 26 inches.
high, Is inches wide and 101s inches
deep, inside measurements Gig. -.
This may be made from egg-case ma
terial, or a packing boz may be cut
down to these dimensions. Tongued-
and-grooyed boards should be used IL
possible, es the hox must be light
proof. Leave space IL inches high
and the width Of the box at the bot
tom of the front Gig. /, p. Cut an
eyehole six inches wide by five inches
high In the top center of the front
Gig. /, o.. When cut as shown, the
hole is about the right distance above
the candle to fit the height of the av-
erage man. Short men will prefer a
lower hole and tall men may require
higher box. Cover the egg open
ing with three pieces Of heavy black
cloth or oilcloth, making the center
piece overlap those at the sides Gig.
/, P). Each piece is seven or eight
inches wide and liz inches high. The
sidepieces are fastened to the case at
the sides. and top of the egg opening
the centerpiece at the top only.
Electrical Equipment.
Build stalls from thin lumber 31a
inches deep by 2h inches square
across the rear Of the bottom Of the
box to hold the dry cells Gig. 2, Al.
This size box should hold six bat
teries, three for running the light and
three in reserve.
The strips above, and resting on the
tops Of the cells Gig. 2 F), are not
necessary unless 1t Is desired to pre-
vent the batteries from cro2Mpg out
II the case is turned upside down.
These strips should be screwed to the
back of the cases so they may be cas-
lily removed when renewing the bat
teries.
The Gambling device proper is either
automatic or constant; that is, 1t may
be made to give light continuously or
only when an egg Is pressed lightly
against 1t, Secure from any drug
store new round tin ointment box
about two inches in diameter and
three-fourths inch deep Gig. 2. b..
Ream hole In the center of the bot
tom just large enough to hold firmly
the screw of a small 3h-volt lamp,
such as is used In little pocket flash
lamp.
The metal box, besides holding the
lamp, also is needed to convey current
to the screw around the stem of the
bulb. Therefore do not ream the hole
too large and do not use cloth or other
nonmetaiie packing to hold it in
place around the stem OF the bulb.
Cut a hole in the cover of the box
one inch In diameter, against which
the egg is held during Gambling.
To the bottom of the box solder one
end of strip of thin brass or steel
BIZ inches long by three-fourths inch |
wide. This forms the spring which |
breaks the contact when the candle is |
used automatically Gig. 2, @.
To the opposite side of the bottom |
solder piece Of metal to form lip |
that passes under button, which may |
be turned to. hold the box firmly |
against the contacts when the candle |
is to give a continuous light.
Make the mounting board for the |
candle from piece of wood six inches |
long, Pa ir,iies wide and about one