. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. says of it: " Put extractor on stove in the same manner as an ordinary pot, having beforehand filled lower tank with water, and the perforated basket above tank with broken comb or whatever material you wish to extract wax from. The steam passes through perforated metal walls of basket, melting every particle of wax from the crude material; the wax runs out of a spout for the purpose, turned downwards; under this spout have a receptacle, which have slightly oiled, to keep wax from adhering to its walls. The tube turned upwards serv
. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. says of it: " Put extractor on stove in the same manner as an ordinary pot, having beforehand filled lower tank with water, and the perforated basket above tank with broken comb or whatever material you wish to extract wax from. The steam passes through perforated metal walls of basket, melting every particle of wax from the crude material; the wax runs out of a spout for the purpose, turned downwards; under this spout have a receptacle, which have slightly oiled, to keep wax from adhering to its walls. The tube turned upwards serves two very important purposes, viz.: to fill water into lower tank, and to. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842- [from old catalog]. Lansing, Mich. [Columbus, Ohio, Printed by Myers bros. ]
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