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means of holes and pins, for adjusting it to the dif- 

 ferent sized 'combs. By removing the honey boxes, 

 and bearing on the upper part of the sectional comb- 

 frame, K, it can be elevated out of the slot, a, and the 

 apiarian is thus enabled to remove or replace it with 

 ease and facility without molesting the other bees, or 

 in an}'- way injuring the combs in the adjoining 

 frames. 



The sectional comb-frame, K, is provided with six 

 or more flexible metal clamps, b b, secured to its 

 upper and lower ends, which serve to retain the comb 

 in the sectional comb-frame; and by raising the 

 flexible metal clamps, b b, on one side of the frame, 

 the apiarian can remove or replace a comb with 

 facility and dispatch. 



L is the platform supporting the honey-boxes, and 

 resting on the tops of the sectional comb-frames, K, 

 of such a width as to allow a passage for the bees to 

 the honey box. The platform, L, is provided with a 

 flexible back-angular clamp and a flexible front- 

 angular hinged clamp, both of which serve to brace 

 the honey boxes ; e e e are the honey-boxes resting 

 on the platform, L; / is the upper coupling strap, 

 fitting under the angles of the flexible angular-clamps, 

 which completes the bracing of the honey-boxes. 



By removing the coupling-strap, /, and folding 

 down the flexible angular hinged clamps on L, the 

 honey boxes may be removed separately; and, by 

 folding the flexible angular hinged clamp to its for- 

 mer position, and replacing the coupling strap,/, the 

 honey boxes may all be removed at once, thus afford- 

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