1906 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



883 



another three combs side by side with the 

 ones now given, and it ought not to be a 

 very difficult thing to make a fifteen-comb 

 machine and run it by hand too. The only 

 question is, is the three- frame machine 'a 

 success? If so, then the fifteen-frame ma- 

 chine is easily in sight. C. C. Miller. 

 Marengo, 111., May 24. 



[The translation, with illustration above 

 mentioned, is given below:] 



system is unknown in Europe and America. 

 But it may, without doubt, have some in- 

 convenient feature of which I have not tak- 

 en account, not possessed by common ex- 

 tractors. 



The model shown below consists of three 

 frames attached to a revolving axle, the 

 lower frame being out of sight. This ma- 

 chine, made by an amateur, may be made 

 to work, without doubt, just as it is. I am 

 satisfied with its work. 



A VERTICAL NON- REVERSING HONEY- EXTRACTOR. —FROM L'APICULTURE NOUVELLE. 



For my use I have made this extractor, 

 which works to my entire satisfaction. 



The honey is extracted at once from both 

 sides of the comb, and hence it seems to 

 me more rapid than the horizontal extract- 

 or, which compels one to turn the combs 

 after the honey has been extracted from 

 one side. I can not explain why such an 

 extractor is not shown in catalogs of bee- 

 supply houses. I can not believe that this 



It is possible to extract honey from pieces 

 of comb or sections, fastening them in tin 

 comb-carriers such as are shown at the 

 foot of the picture. 



The principal parts of the machine were 

 taken from an old bicycle. E. Blondet. 



[It will be noted that Mr. Blondet employs 

 precisely the same principle, but in a differ- 

 ent way. The frames, instead of being so 



