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wax in them by crumbling them quite fine during cold weatiher 

 and putting to soak in cold water twenty hours or more before 

 rendering. All clean combs should be sorted and melted sepa- 



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Fig. 2s.— Hatch Wax Press tor get- 

 ting wax out of old combs 



rately. An old wash boiler or kettle may be used in which the 

 combs may be melted and boiled a short time, being careful 

 that the mass does not boil over. Prepare a strong burlap 

 sack by sewing in a stick about two feet longer than the sack 

 is wide with another at the top leaving the sack open. Fill a 

 tub one-third full of warm water over which hold the sack 

 and into it dip the melted combs, being careful not to spill any 

 outside. A helper will be needed. When the bag is two-thirds 

 full, each taking a stick, by twisting in opposite directions, can 

 force out most of the wax. When through rendering, the tub 

 should be set in a warm place to cool slowly. The wax can 

 then be removed and the sediment scraped from the bottom, 

 remelted in hot water and dipped off into molds to cool. Any 

 dealer in bee-keepers supplies will quote prices and there is 

 always a market for it. 



