. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. 392 COMB FOUNDATION. 693. The foundation is fastened in the sections by differ- ent machines, the most simple of which is the Parker Fastener, sold by all dealers in bee-implements. In his -'Management of Bees'' Mr. Doolittle describes his method as follows: '' Turn your section top side down, hold a hot iron close to the box, and after holding the starter immediately above and touching the iron, draw the iron out quickly and press the starter gently on to the wood, when it is a Fig. 149. HAMBArCH EOLLEE. The daintiest implement we have s
. Langstroth on the hive and honey-bee. Bees. 392 COMB FOUNDATION. 693. The foundation is fastened in the sections by differ- ent machines, the most simple of which is the Parker Fastener, sold by all dealers in bee-implements. In his -'Management of Bees'' Mr. Doolittle describes his method as follows: '' Turn your section top side down, hold a hot iron close to the box, and after holding the starter immediately above and touching the iron, draw the iron out quickly and press the starter gently on to the wood, when it is a Fig. 149. HAMBArCH EOLLEE. The daintiest implement we have seen anywhere for fasten- ing foundation in sections, while at the same time folding the one piece section, is the small press invented by Frank Rauchfuss, the energetic manager of the Colorado Honey Pro- ducers' Association, at Denver. Thousands of sections are prepared daily, by practical apiarists, with this instrument. It is the most complete thing of its kind yet devised. To fasten the foundation on a flat top-bar, some use the roller (fig. 149) invented by the late ]\Ir. Hambaugh. How-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Langstroth, L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine), 1810-1895; Dadant, Charles, 1817-1902; Dadant, C. P. (Camille Pierre), 1851-1938. Hamilton, Ill. : Dadant
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