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19th century beehive patent

Patent drawing of a wooden beehive case containing three stacked hive boxes with small spare honey boxes on top, rotating cylinders set into curved concave seats near the entrance, and a detailed side view of one cylinder and its bisected concave below.BEEHIVESolomon Stansberry · March 2, 1858Patent drawing of a wooden beehive with a hinged back, stacked movable comb frames, and a small attached rectangular drone/robber trap box fitted with hinged doors and glass side panels.BEEHIVEOrlando Miller · April 2, 1861Patent drawing sheet showing seven figures of a wooden beehive, including an assembled exterior view, an interior arrangement of comb-section frames with tubes and slats, a detached comb-section frame with slots for glass slides, a double-glass insulating partition, a tongue-and-groove joint detail connecting the sides and bottom with strap iron, a cross-section of the front wall and hanging moth trap, and a front interior perspective view of the hive box with hooks and boards labeled with reference letters.Bee HiveOliver Reynolds · June 4, 1861Two labeled technical drawings of a wooden beehive box showing an inclined slatted bottom, hinged back, and multiple stacked and side slide-drawers with perforated partitions for bee passage.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESAlexander Hogg · September 22, 1863An engraving of a wooden beehive hanging by a curved bail from a tree branch, showing an angular hinged roof lid labeled B and G, a domed entrance E, an internal partition D with opening C, comb-support strips F, and a separate hinged bottom section A with hook K and staple L below the main hive body.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.Burr Benton · November 7, 1871Patent drawing of a diamond cross-section beehive showing a rear elevation with vertical comb-frames and alighting boards, a triangular internal frame section, a plan view of the hive floor, and a small bottom board diagram with hexagonal comb marks.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJohn Longgrear and James E. Clark · August 13, 1872Patent drawing of a beehive with a metal top frame and corner standards holding glass side plates and detachable wooden side panels, shown in sectional, perspective, and detail views.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESElwood Penn Worrall · September 26, 1876Patent drawing of a peaked wooden beehive showing side elevation, cross-sections revealing internal diamond-shaped frames arranged in an X pattern, and a detail of a single diamond frame with pronged feet.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESGeorge W. Snider · December 12, 1876Patent drawing showing four sectional views of a wooden beehive with removable frames, a perforated honey-board, sliding bottom with alighting board, glass observation windows, and small perspective details of the frame hardware and wax-cutter.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.James F. Van Horn · September 18, 1877Exploded perspective drawing of a wooden multi-compartment beehive with a double-pitched roof, hinged doors with gauze vents, rows of hanging comb frames, and a central ventilating shaft, accompanied by sectional drawings showing the internal frame layout.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJames F. Petty and Thomas J. Mobley · December 17, 1878Patent drawing showing a sectioned wooden beehive with a brood chamber holding trapezoidal comb frames and an upper glass-sided honey box, plus detail views of the metal U-shaped clamps and guide strips used to hold the box together.Honey-Box for Bee-HivesJeremiah M. Parker and Harvey B. Parker · February 4, 1879Patent drawing sheet showing a pyramidal-roofed wooden bee-hive in perspective, a cutaway side section, top views of the comb-frame arrangement and surplus honey boxes, and small detail drawings of the division board, false bottom, and pivoting wire.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJoseph Truax · June 10, 1879Patent drawing of a wooden beehive with a gable roof, showing a front elevation with open doors revealing internal drawers and comb frames, a cross-section detailing the layered chambers and perforated false bottom, and a separate detail view of a sliding comb-rack drawer.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESDelorem P. Bower · October 21, 1879