Transparent Hen Poultry Egg Incubator

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

2018.9

Name/Title

"Transparent Hen" Poultry Egg Incubator

Entry/Object ID

2018.9.1

Description

"Transparent Hen" poultry egg incubator. Cylinder of plexiglass with metal top and handle; base is stainless steel; the cylinder fits over a circular egg tray with a stainless steel rim and a screen bottom supported by metal rings attached to the stainless steel. Inside the cylinder are a heating element, two light bulbs and a thermometer. Starting in the early 1960s it was used for over 30 years to hatch eggs in the kindergarten classroom, taught by the donor, at Sunset School in Sturgeon Bay.

Cataloged By

Bill Rice

Acquisition

Accession

2018.9

Source or Donor

Jeanne Barnard

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1960 - 1969

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Incubator, Poultry

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Incubator

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Breeding Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Animal Husbandry T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Search Terms

schools, Sunset Elementary, chickens, school, projects, animal husbandry, schools, township/city of - Sturgeon Bay

Dimensions

Height

2-1/8 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Location

Wall

agriculture corner

Room

lower level

Date

September 26, 2025

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Barnard, Jeanne

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

October 12, 2018

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 12, 2026