318 Swiss Wax Extractor. 
what he says of it: “ Put extractor on stove in the same 
manner as an ordinary pot, having beforehand filled lower 
tank with water, and the perforated basket above tank with 
broken comb or whatever material you wish to extract wax 
from. The steam passes through perforated metal walls 
of basket, melting every particle of wax from the crude 
material; the wax runs out of a spout for the purpose} 
turned downwards; under this spout have a receptacle, 
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Fones Wax Extractor. 
which have slightly oiled, to keep wax from adhering to 
its walls. The tube turned upwards serves two very im- 
portant purposes, viz.: To fill water into lower tank, and 
to see if tank requires replenishing, without taking out 
the basket above. Keep everything but tube for wax 
closed, in order to lose no steam and give it full force. 
When not in use as an extractor it is excellent as a capping 
can; the cappings drop into basket, the honey drains off, 
