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time required, it could not hold its own with any of 
the usual types. 
Machines have been introduced to extract from 
four to six combs at once ; these appeal only to 
the operator on a large scale, who will be able to 
judge for himself of their suitability. They are, 
necessarily, not portable, but they save labour when 
the uncapping can be performed with sufficient quick- 
ness to keep them going. 
Fig. 117.— Abbott’s Single-comb Extractor. 
A and B, Extractor (Little Wonder)—??, Xeck for Emptying Honey ; Wire Net ; 
r, Reservoir ; st. Stick ; p, Iron Pin ; Ih, Loose Handle. C, Section — h, Honey ; 
t, Thimble ; c, Comb ; other Letterings as before. 
About twelve years since, Mr. Abbott introduced 
a cheap and handy appliance, “The Little Wonder,’^ 
which has done excellent service, and is sufficient 
where the stocks are few and economy needs study- 
ing. With it one comb only can be operated upon 
at a time. This, when ready, is placed against the 
wire net {wn, A, Fig. 117), the iron pin (/), at the 
end of the upright stick (st), being firmly socketed into 
