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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING, 
and partially ineffectual, much honey remaining in 
the cloth. Previous attempts at a press were on the 
principle of dealing with broken-up combs, by which 
a good deal of the pollen became mixed with the 
honey. 
The receiver occupying the middle of the stout 
Fig. 121 . — The Raitt Honey Pres«. 
St, Strainer; bl, Block; w, w, Webbing; ivf. Wire Fastening; sc, Screw ; 
e, Eye to receive Wire. 
block-tin box, open in Fig. 121, is a perforated chamber 
strongly backed by webbings (w, w). It is wide enough 
to take only a single comb on edge (ifin.). The lid 
being shut, and the wire fastenings passed 
through the eyes (e), the pressure is applied by the 
powerful screw . which slowly drives forward a 
