1920 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



223 



DADANFS FOUNDATION WAS 

 FIRST MADE BY HAND 



Many are unacquainted with the method of making bee comb-foundation by hand. To 

 these the following sketch of how Dadant's Foundation was first made may be interesting. 



It was first necessary to get thin, plain sheets of beeswax. This was done by the dip- 

 ping process. Smooth, plain boards, after being wet, were dipped into the hot beeswax, 

 then hung up to cool for a moment, then the edges were trimmed, next the flat sheets 



■'Dll'UNG - THE FIRST FKUCLSS IN THE MAKING OF 

 FOUNDATION 



were peeled off of both sides and piled up and set away to cool. 



These piles were now cut up into sheets just as wide as the foundation was to be, and af- 

 ter being tempered in water were run through the milling machine, or moulder, which 

 gave the impression of the comb. Soap was and is still used on these mills to keep the 

 foundation from sticking. 



Another trimming with a sharp soaped knife and the piles of Dadant's Foundation were 

 ready for careful papering and boxing for the customer. 



nAIlAMT'C milMnATirkU every inch, every pound, every ton equal to 

 UMUAPI I 9 ruunUAIlun any sample we have ever sent out. 



Specify it to vour dealer. If he hasn 't it write us 



DADANT & SONS, HAMILTON, ILLINOIS 



Catalog and Prices on Bee Supplies, Beeswax, Working into Comb Foundation 

 and Comb Rendering for the asking 



