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to swing either way as required for emptying the reverse sides 

 of the combs without removing them each time. The illustra- 

 tion is selected as presenting the uninitiated with a good idea 

 of the manner in which extractors are made. The advertiser 

 claims that it is the only one of the kind in the world ; but it 

 is a matter of fact that Mr. T. 'W. Cowan was the inventor of 

 the principle some years before the above was brought out ; 

 his "Automatic" having gained many honours, and more 

 recently this principle has been accredited to the inventor by 

 prominent American apiarists. 



However, there appears to be_ some objection made to 

 these, as the parts are liable to get out of order, and many 

 bee-keepers prefer the old style where the combs have to be 

 lifted out each time they are reversed. 



Mr. W. P. Meadows, of Syston, has introduced a very 

 important improvement in extractors. As shown by Fig. 44, 

 the wire cage against which the comb rests is itself backed by 

 a sheet of tin ; the two being firmly fastened together, with an 

 intervening space. The cage, or comb basket, is made in- 

 capable of bulging by strips of tin secured to the back at right 

 angles to the same, and running from top to bottom ; thus 

 permitting of a higher rate of speed without danger of breaking 

 the combs. The extractor requires multiplying gear to make 

 it more perfect, though a novice might certainly find it to his 

 advantage to have an extractor wherewith he could not get up 

 that excess of speed which would ruin. his combs. 



Exhibition. 



Extracted honey for show purposes must be bright and 

 transparent, enclosed in a bottle having a screw cap'', that the 

 contents may be readily reached. The glass should be of the 

 finest quality and the jar as narrow as possible. 



Messrs. Abbott, of Southall, provide a very neat glass as 

 Fig. 39, designed especially for exhibition purposes. The jar 

 already mentioned, in i lb. and ^ lb. sizes, will also be found 

 very suitable. 



