172 PRODUCTION OF EXTRACTED HONEY 
drop on the hot metal, they will be melted and run at once into 
a receptacle at the lower end. The bottom is usually double, 
and the metal extends up several inches on each side of the tank, 
the space between the two sheets of metal composing the bottom 
and sides being filled with water. The water distributes the heat 
more evenly, thus preventing the space immediately over the 
flame from becoming too hot. 
The honey and melted wax are both caught in the same con- 
tainer, but the wax comes to the top and mav be lifted off in 
cakes when cool. 
Bach View of Melier 
Snowing Space For 
Heanag Koives af 
Fic. 84 —The Peterson capping melter. 
There is quite an advantage in disposing of the cappings as 
fast as cut from the combs, especially in a large apiary. How- 
ever, these melters do not always give satisfaction, as the honey 
is often over-heated and the quality injured. Most large pro- 
ducers of the author’s acquaintance prefer the uncapping box 
without artificial heat. 
