tester
tester [In the outports at that time] most of the flour was yellow and bitter; . . . The necessity of testing the flour before buying was acknowledged by the manufacturers; for they provided a small wooden stopper or "tester" about an inch and a half in diameter in the head of every barr e...
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| Language: | English |
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1971
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/77750 |
| Summary: | tester [In the outports at that time] most of the flour was yellow and bitter; . . . The necessity of testing the flour before buying was acknowledged by the manufacturers; for they provided a small wooden stopper or "tester" about an inch and a half in diameter in the head of every barr el. It was an interesting sight to see crowds of fishermen getting their winter's supply of flour, each smoothing out a spoonful of flour on the palm of his hand with his pocket knife and testing it frequently. If the flour did not satisfy the intending purchaser, he replaced the "trier" and began to test another barrel. PRINTED ITEM W.J.KIRWIN FEB 1971 JH FEB 1971 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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