. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 482 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. July 14 1904 LABOR-SAVING DEVICES. Cowan's Honey-extractor. During the last few months considerable time has been spent on the improvement of the Reversible Extractor. The arms of the reel are made of regular channel iron, with a hub formed of sheet metal riveted together, making the reel stronger, and lighter in weight. By the use of planed leeth on the bevel gear it produces less noise, and makes the machine run easier. We make them in the following sizes for L. frames: No. 20—Two-frame, 24-inch can $ No. 25—Four-f
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 482 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. July 14 1904 LABOR-SAVING DEVICES. Cowan's Honey-extractor. During the last few months considerable time has been spent on the improvement of the Reversible Extractor. The arms of the reel are made of regular channel iron, with a hub formed of sheet metal riveted together, making the reel stronger, and lighter in weight. By the use of planed leeth on the bevel gear it produces less noise, and makes the machine run easier. We make them in the following sizes for L. frames: No. 20—Two-frame, 24-inch can $ No. 25—Four-frame, 28-inch can No. 30—Six-frame, 31-inch can Many other sizes and styles. "We have used quite a number of extractors in our work, and find that it pays to keep up with the times and use the latest improved styles, and now use the COWAN. For general use the four-frame extractor gives the best results. There is no doubt but a two-frame extractor could be worked to advantage in a large apiary. It is certainly a fact that, in a two-frame extractor, the combs are so near the center, the labor of turn- ing the machine is ; "Old Grimes" in the American Bee 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 [Hamilton, Ill. , etc. , Dadant & Sons]
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