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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER 



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haskt^t holding four frames of comb 

 oil this principle would be rendered 

 quicker than the one holding eight or 

 six; and the advantage would be in the 

 lighior basket, taking into consideration 

 th(^ handling — lifting in and out of 

 extractor. The first basket in three- 

 basket extractor (No. 3) has been cut 

 away to show the follower and press in 

 position. After using until the refuse 

 becomes objectionable, or after we have 

 put in about sixty ordinary combs, put 

 on the follower as shown in No. 3 at 

 14, adjust the screw and holder, at 11, 

 and give the pressure desired. On a test 

 of sixty-four combs, badly worm-eaten 

 and heavy with pollen. I secured the 

 following result : 



Carefully steamed out nine pounds of 

 wax. Pressure applied and pressed out 

 under steam, eight pounds, fourteen 

 ounces. Any one can -clo the same un- 

 der the same conditions. Follower, 

 screw and bar can easily be released and 

 are removed when combs are being 

 rendered. Two motions place them 

 ready for use and the same remove them 

 from position when not needed. Four 

 baskets should be used with this ma- 

 chine; as, while one or more are taken 

 to be cleaned, the extra one takes its 

 place, so the rendering can be carried on 

 indefinitely. 



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out of cappings. As they accumulate 

 they are to be put into the baskets and 

 when full pressure is applied, forcing 

 the honey rapidly out without any dis- 

 coloration whatever. 



Longitudinal section, No. 3, shows the 

 machine cut through the center, ap- 

 parently. Fig. 1 shows the extension 

 handles for handling ; Figs. 2, (5 and 

 7, steam and odor escape to the stove : 

 at 8 and 9, water supplied to tank ; .'), 

 drip-pan; 13, refuse; 14, follower; 11. 

 iron bar and screw; 13, basket; 15, re- 

 lease of bar from basket. 



No. 3.— Longitudinal. 



This extractor can also be used to 

 great advantage in pressing the honey 



No. i.— Baskkt. 



The baskets are made in a most sub- 

 stantial way of extra heavy galvanized 

 wire cloth, all in one piece, united and 

 soldered to heavy galvanized band-iron 

 at the ends. All are interchangeable 

 and self-spacing — as much so as the 

 frames in our hives. AA shows the 

 holes in one end for receiving press; see 

 Longitudinal, 11. 



The wax cakes as they appear after 

 coming from the extractor are all sizes 

 and all shapes, due largely to the ample 

 water supply used in rendering. We 

 now scrape all sediment from the bottom 

 of the cakes and clean the tin buckets 

 by placing them in the oven of the stove 

 long enough to get them piping hot, then 

 with a clean piece of burlap they are 

 easily wiped clean. This is important, 

 as the wax will not be clean should the 

 buckets be dirty. 



By a very simple contrivance, as here 

 shown in No. 6, and more fully illustrat- 

 ed in No. S. we take these irregular 

 cakes of wax above referred to, and. 



