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tej^rators are so designed that they 

 simultaneoiislj' grind, agitate and press 

 in a thin hhn the g'round comb. This 

 is all done under hot water, and the 

 escaping wax rises and flows out 

 through the cone. 



SIMPLICITY OF THK OPICRATION. 



The operation id simple in the ex- 

 treme, and is decidedly rapid. The 

 method is as follows: The outer and 

 inner covers removed, the can is filled 

 half to two-thirds full of boiling water, 

 and comb is put into the inner can 

 until the molten mass is level with the 

 top of this can. The inner cover is 

 then put in place; next the outer cover 

 is fastened on, a crank set on the shaft, 

 a receptacle placed to catch the wax, 

 and boiling water poured in through 

 the funnel until wax begins to flow 

 from the escape tube. Then the shaft 

 is rotated slowly and from time to time 

 a little more water added. As the 

 water goes in, the wax comes out. It 

 is not even necessary to use the ma- 

 chine on a stove, it working perfectly 

 from the heat of the contained and 

 added water. It does not require much 

 of the latter, for the can once filled, 

 only a few quarts are needed to dis- 

 place all the wax. If one has the con- 

 venience of a hot water boiler connect- 

 ed with the stove, a small stream may 

 may be allowed to flow slowly into the 

 extractor. 



When all the wax is extracted, which 

 may be told by holding a dish of cold 

 water under the escaped pipe, the 

 inflow of the water is stopped. Enough 

 water is drawn from the gate to bring 

 the inner level below the top of the can, 

 the covers are removed, and the inner 

 can lifted out and its contents dumped, 

 when it is returned to its place and 

 the process repeated. The water left 

 in the can is plenty hot enougdi to 

 begin the next batch. If the machine 

 is used in a cold room or out of doors, 

 it is well to wrap it in cloth or paper 

 to conserve the heat. 



The escajjing wax carries with it 

 more or less fine dirt, most of which 

 may be strained out by letting the wax 

 flow through a cloth as it passes into 

 the receptacle placed for it, and all 



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will settle out if the wax cools very 

 slowly. 



Patents have been applied for and 

 the machine is now being put out by 

 the W. T. Falconer Mfg. Co. of James- 

 town, N. Y. The mere fact that this 

 firm recommends it is a gurantee of its 

 merits. It sells for $8.00, and as it 

 recovers all the wax from even the 

 toughest old combs, it ia well worth 

 having, and will quickly pay for itself 

 in increased wax production. 



Providence, R. I., Dec. 6, 1905. 



