Beldray Egg Preserving Pail
Beldray Egg Preserving Pan
Name/Title
Beldray Egg Preserving PailEntry/Object ID
2025.1.312Description
A galvanised bucket with a wire inner basket, for storing preserved eggs.Context
Commonly eggs were preserved during WW2 when there was egg rationing and a person might have been allotted one egg a week or even only one a fortnight. The bucket may have been filled with isinglass, a gelatinous substance produced from some fish air-bladders. Other times they were dipped in isinglass, dried and then stored. A mixture of lime and water was also used to preserve eggs and was known to have a 100% success rate. Beldray was established in 1872 by Walter Bradley, making frying pans, bowls and galvanised buckets. The company is still in existence today and has continued to be innovative in design to make products that meet the changing markets.Category
Domestic