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Kenneth Castiglione Ltd. (Manufacturer), Pfizer Ltd (Manufacturer)

This is the 'Kaycee Avijector Set' which was a veterinary kit used for injecting poultry to protect against fowl pests. It consists of an injection gun, a flexible plastic tube with a needle at one end, a cord with hooks at the end, a box of injection needles containing eight (with an additional four missing), four additional spare needles and two packets containing a spare plastic tube and needle. The set was manufactured by Kenneth Castiglione Ltd. of London and distributed by Glaxo Laboratories of Middlesex. The two packets of spares were made by Pfizer Ltd., of Sandwich, Kent. The kit is part of the Lucas Collection of objects and documents donated to the Museum by Mr Lucas, a farmer and dairyman from Reading, Berkshire.

1 injection kit: various materials; good conditionkit consists of following items in a cardboard box with instructions; 1) injection gun 2) flexible plastic tube with needle at end 3) cord with hooks at end 4) box of injection needles, 8 present, 4 missing 5) 4 other spare needles, one long one 6) 2 pkts containing spare plastic tube and needle [made by Pfizer Ltd., Sandwich, England]

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: INJECTION KIT // Accession number: 88/37 // Classification: LIVESTOCK Poultry // LIVESTOCK Veterinary // Negative number: 60/15496 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: H. B. LUCAS, [...], 10 June 1988 // Store: small object // Condition: good // Recorder, date: JMB 6.3.89 // Description: THE [‘KAYCEE’ underlined] AVIJECTOR SET. // Distributed by Glaxo Laboratories, Middx. // The kit consists of the following items in a cardboard box together with instructions. // ) The Injection gun // 2) Flexible plastic tube with a needle at the end. // 3) Cord with hooks at the end // 4) Box of infection needles [8 present, 4 missing] 7/10mm x 1/2 inch // 5) 4 other spare needles, [one long one] // 6) 2 pkts containing spare plastic tube + needle [made by Pfizer Ltd, Sandwich England] // Dimensions: Dimensions of box 18 x 13 x 5cm. // Associated information: The [‘Kaycee Avijector set’ underlined] was manufactured by Kenneth Castiglione Ltd, // 15 Collindale Ave, London N.W.9. // Used for injecting poultry against fowl pest. // ['Class 19.9 // subj // Livestock Poultry // " Veterinary // Fowl pest // Diseases' pencil] // References:', MERL Miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 19 February 2014 – The Lucas Collection contains objects (88/23–88/43) and documents (D90/8/1–21) donated by Mr H. B. Lucas, a farmer and dairyman. Mr Lucas kept chickens, cows and pigs on his smallholding in Whitley Wood Road, Reading, and retired in 1971. The Lucas family farmed in a small way at Lane End Farm in Shinfield, Reading, from the end of the nineteenth century. Mr Lucas’ grandfather built Lane End House, and brought threshing machines to Berkshire, and his uncle was a threshing tackle contractor with premises opposite the farm. The objects in the Collection were used by Mr Lucas on his smallholding and in conjunction with his dairy business. The documents (now in the MERL Archives) consist of show catalogues for poultry and fancier's associations, prize certificates for eggs and poultry, record cards for egg production and newspaper cuttings about shows.

Greater London [region], Sandwich

Paper, Plastic, Metal

Glaxo Laboratories (Subject)