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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



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July, 1920 



DADANT'S FOUNDATION 



WAS FIRST MADE BY HAND 



Many are unacquainted with the method of making bee conib- 

 foundation by hand. To these the following sketch of how DA- 

 DANT'S FOUNDATION was first made may be interesting. 



It was first necessary to get thin, plain sheets of beeswax. This 

 was done by the dipping process. Smooth plain boards, after being 

 wet, were dipped into the hot beeswax, then hung up to cool for a 

 moment, when the edges were trimmed, and the flat sheets on both 

 sides ])iled up and set away to cool. 



' J)ii>piiig" — the first process in the making of foundation. 



These piles were now cut up into sheets just as wide as the foun- 

 dation was to be, and after 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 founda- 

 tion from sticking. 



Another trimming with a sharp soaped knife and the piles of 

 DADANT 'S FOUNDATION were ready for ever careful papering and 

 boxing for the customer. 



I DADANT'S FOUNDATION (Every inch, every | 

 I pound, every ton equal to any sample we have i 

 I ever sent- out.) :: :: :: :: :: | 



i Specify it to your dealer. If he hasn 't it write us. | 



DADANT & SONS, HAMILTON, ILL. 



CATALOG AND PRICES OF BEE SUPPLIES. BEESWAX. WAX WORKING 

 INTO COMB FOUNDATION AND COMH RENDERING FOR THE ASKING 



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