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fig. 27. It is the invention of T. W. Cowan, Esq., the 

 author of the Guide Book. The extractor shewn will 

 take four frames at once and the machine is reversible : 

 that is, the frames, by an ingenious contrivance, are 

 reversed without removal, when the honey is ex- 

 tracted on one side, and the honey will then be 

 extracted from the other side. In the machine (fig. 



Fig. 27. 



26) and most others, the frame has to be lifted out 

 and reversed, which, however, is not a great deal of 

 trouble. 



We come now to the extracting of wax, a most 

 useful article, and one that will always fetch a good 

 price. The extractor shewn is the invention of the 



