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Another cross piece on 
which to scrape wax and 
honey from the knife is an 
advantage. The cappings 
drop into the barrel and 
the honey drains into the 
tub below through cracks 
in the barrel. The advan¬ 
tage of this cheap mechan¬ 
ism is that when one barrel 
is well filled with cappings, 
the outfit may be set aside 
to drain and another one 
substituted. More elabo¬ 
rate tanks (Fig. 120) have 
been devised for this pur¬ 
pose which have the ad¬ 
vantage of durability and Fl <^ 119- 
permanence. These tanks 
may be made either of 
sheet metal or of wood lined with tin. A screen is ar¬ 
ranged in the box on which the cappings fall and the honey 
drains into the lower 
space. 
Capping melter. This also 
shows the proper method of remov¬ 
ing cappings. 
Fro. 120. — Tank to receive cappings. 
Capping melters. 
A later develop¬ 
ment in uncapping 
cans is a piece of ap¬ 
paratus in which the 
cappings are melted 
at once and the honey 
and melted wax run 
out. Honey is then 
quickly drawn off 
from the bottom of 
the receptacle leaving 
