. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. On its face (lig. 1) are the words in enamel: "For the best honey in most marketable ; The gold bar, to which is attached the pin, is made to represent a honey-comb, with a bee, of raised gold and enamel, settled upon the comb and busy at work. From the bar, suspended by two chains, hangs the medal proper, which is thicker than a silver dollar. In the centre is an old-fashioned straw hive in a garden, made of raised gold, upon a field of very bright gold, and around this are the words above quoted. On the reverse (flg. 2) are the words
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. On its face (lig. 1) are the words in enamel: "For the best honey in most marketable ; The gold bar, to which is attached the pin, is made to represent a honey-comb, with a bee, of raised gold and enamel, settled upon the comb and busy at work. From the bar, suspended by two chains, hangs the medal proper, which is thicker than a silver dollar. In the centre is an old-fashioned straw hive in a garden, made of raised gold, upon a field of very bright gold, and around this are the words above quoted. On the reverse (flg. 2) are the words: "The Thurber Medal, awarded to G. M. Doolittle, 1877," as seen in the cut. The medal and case, the latter hav- ing a plate-glass top, was made for Messrs. Thurber & Co., by Schuyler, Hartman & Graham, of New York. Fig. Messrs. Thurber selected as judges: Wm. Fletcher, Esq., a large and ex- perienced honey dealer; A. J. King, editor of the Bee Keepers'' Magazine, of New York, and Thomas G. Newman, editor of the American Bee Jour- nal, Chicago. Their written instruc- tions were as follows: "Gentlemen:—To promote the building of straight combs in neat style of caps, well fill- ed and perfectly sealed cells, thorough grada- tion of varieties, and tlie uniform adoption of such size and shape crates as may be thought best adapted for all commercial purposes—do. 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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