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holes in each part, for lifting, complete the outer case, and we nee.d 

 •only add that each of the sepai-ate parts fit easily over the other 

 —no 'tightness' anywhere so long as bees cannot enter from 

 outside. 



The Body Box (Fig. 5) is 14| x 15f in. inside measure; it 

 holds ten standard frames and a division-board for dummy), along 

 with two strips of thin wood, | in. wide and IG^ in. long. The 

 front and back boards are | in. thick, 15§ in. long, by 8^ in. wide; 

 «ide pieces, 17yV in. long, 9 in. wide, and | in. thick; the strip of 



Kg. 5.— Body-box. 



VTOod D (16| X If X ^ in.) nails on the outside to enclose the frame 

 ■ends as shown. Prior to nailing on this strip, a piece of wood 

 (iF2 '>'■ f fS" ^"0 i^ secured in position level with the top edge of 

 front and back boards, along which are nailed the tin angle-pieces, 

 forming the ' metal runners ' whereon the frames — fitted with 

 ' W. B. C. ' ends— work. 



The Shallow Frame Box, or surplus chamber (Fig. 6) is an 

 ■exact counterpart of body-box with two exceptions : first, the 

 ■depth is reduced by 3 in. ; second, the front and back boards are 



■Pi?. 6.— Shallo-w Fmiue Bos. 



•only 15|- in. Jong. The capacity of this box is ten shallow frames 

 5|in. deep, with ordinary ends, and two tliin slips of wood, or 

 •eight similar frames fitted with wide ' W. B. C. ' end.s. 



