. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 194 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW s o fifi B S Something New=The Ideal Hive=TooI Bee-keepers have long needed a Tool with which to work amongf the hives during the bee- season. The Tool shown here was invented by Wra. Muench, a Minnesota bee-keeper, some years ago, but it was not on the market before. We have lately bought this Tool, and nil rights, from Mr, Muench's widow, and have had the first lot made. They are ready for de- livery now. CD CO CO GO O c^ (T/iis picture is exactly one-half the size.) DESCRIPTION.—The Ideal Hive-Tool is made of high-grade mal
. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 194 THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW s o fifi B S Something New=The Ideal Hive=TooI Bee-keepers have long needed a Tool with which to work amongf the hives during the bee- season. The Tool shown here was invented by Wra. Muench, a Minnesota bee-keeper, some years ago, but it was not on the market before. We have lately bought this Tool, and nil rights, from Mr, Muench's widow, and have had the first lot made. They are ready for de- livery now. CD CO CO GO O c^ (T/iis picture is exactly one-half the size.) DESCRIPTION.—The Ideal Hive-Tool is made of high-grade malleable Iron, much like wrought iron, fi}4 inches lung. The middle part i^ 1 I-IH inches wide an J 7-82 thick, The smaller end is )% inches long. Vij inch wide, and 7-32 thick, ending like a screw-driver. The larger end is wedge-shaped, having a share semi- circular edge, making it almost perfect for prying up covers, supers, as it does not mar the wood. What Dr. Miller and Miss Wilson Say of It: In the first edition (1903) of Dr. Miller's "Forty Years Among the Bees," page 58, he says: " Of all the hive tools I have tried, I like best the Muench ; On Jan. 7, 1907, he wrote us saying he thought " just as much of the tool as ; Miss Wilson, Dr. Miller's assistant, says this of the Ideal Hive-Tool: "It is an ideal tool. In fact, I don't see how it could ba improved upon. lam sure we would feel utterly lost in the apiary without it You will have to try one yourself if you want to know its ; The Ideal Hive-Tool Free to a New Subscriber. To a new subscriber to the Weekly Bee Journal for one year (at ), we will mail an Ideal Hive-Tool free ; or we will mail the Hive-Tool alone for 30 cents (stamps or silver, if more convenient). Sample copy of the Weekly American Bee Journal sent on request; or a 3 months' " trial trip " for only 20 cents. Address, GEORGE W. YORK & CO., 334 Dearborn Street, CHICAGO, ILL.
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