The egg is chicken sized.  I would be happy to place the inquiry in the Inksherds.

Keith R. Doms
Newlin Grist Mill 
Site Manager
219 S. Cheyney Rd.
Glen Mills, PA  19342
(610) 459-2359
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ed Otter
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 2:18 PM
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Keith, 
  
I take it this is a chicken size egg.  My grandfather raised geese and when he took eggs from the nest he would replace them otherwise the mama goose would go ape.  when she realized the "egg" wasn't going to hatch she would kick it out. so, if it is chicken sized then what I just said about geese is trivia.  chickens aren't as bright and don't seem to notice when you take their eggs.  my grandfather also raised chickens and I don't remember him ever having to induce the chickens to lay.  
  
the next inksherds will come out October 1 and I could consider putting your egg and query in that edition. 

Ed
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Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 2:08:19 PM
Subject: Glass egg 

Hello,
                We recently discovered a blown milk glass egg.   It appears to be a dummy egg that was used it encourage chickens to lay.  My informants tell me that door knobs and darning eggs were also used.  It comes from a midden that dates between 1880 and 1910.  The little research I have been able to do has not answered the following questions.  1. When did they start making blown eggs?  2. How far did the practice of artificial eggs to induce laying go back? 3.  Does anyone know of an advertisement for these things. 

Keith R. Doms
Newlin Grist Mill
Site Manager
219 S. Cheyney Rd. 
Glen Mills, PA  19342
(610) 459-2359
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