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of wire (w, w), under which a shutter ran in slides 
{s/, si), to close the opening when not needed. The 
defect of the Quinby frame lay in the fact that the 
hook stood in a depression, instead of on a level 
with the bottom board. This has been remedied by 
the celebrated Hetherington Brothers. They place 
the surface of the iron plate {zp, B, Fig. 31) on the 
general level, and turn over one-third of its width. 
The side bar (sd) has a wide saw-cut made in it, lin. 
deep, while the inner side is reduced in length Jin. ; 
Fig. 32.— Bingham Hive (Scale, J,). 
hb, Bottom Board ; e, Entrance ; si, si, Raising Slats ; sp, sp. Side Pieces ; tb. Top 
Bars ; n, n, n. Nails ; w, u\ Wire Fixer. 
the hook [h) is run into the saw-cut, and fixed by 
nails [n, n). As the frame is moved forwards, the hook 
passes under the bend of the iron plate, and fixes 
the frame as before ; but this alteration permits of 
adding hooks at all four corners, so that the frames 
can stand either way up, or either end forwards. If 
the bees are to be examined, the hive can be opened 
at any desired spot ; increase or decrease, division or 
union, even tiering up, can be performed with celerity. 
