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Patent drawing of a wooden bee hive: Figure 1 shows a side section with a V-shaped entrance tube leading to a divided honeycomb chamber raised on angled leg supports, and Figure 2 shows a top sectional view of a cylindrical ventilator tube surrounded by wire mesh screening set into a square frame.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJohn E. Finley · November 6, 1866Four line-drawing perspectives of a wooden bee-hive box, showing the enclosed comb-frames with wire-gauze fronts, a hinged sloped lid, an interior feeding frame with small troughs and tubes, and the fully closed hive with a small projecting entrance box at its base.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESHenry Baughman · May 26, 1868Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive with hinged double-lid top, two glass-topped honey boxes labeled B inside, angled legs, and a triangular entrance cutout at the front; a smaller box labeled B and a cross-section labeled A with slats b are shown separately.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESHomer Tuller · June 2, 1868Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive box hanging inside a tall triangular A-frame stand, with a tapered lower trap box, hinged door, and small entrance holes near the top.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESHomer M. Dunham and Bishop Addington · September 7, 1869Patent drawing of a wooden beehive with a hinged lid, legs ending in small cups, and a cutaway cross-section showing internal air-passage walls between the comb frames and honey boxes.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESHenry Grems · March 8, 1870Two technical line drawings of a wooden beehive: Fig. 1 shows a long cross-section with rows of tapered wooden sashes and cross braces labeled with letters, and Fig. 2 shows an angled front view of the peaked-roof hive box with a hinged sash lid and sliding front gate.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESEdward D. Pugh · September 12, 1871Patent drawing showing cross-sectional views of a wooden bee-hive with stacked honey-section chambers, glass inspection panels, ventilator caps, and an adjustable-leg outer casing, labeled with reference letters A through Y across six figures.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESWilliam R. Clark · November 7, 1871Line drawing of a wooden bee-hive box with a perforated cupola on top, vertical metal side plates, an entrance trough and wire mesh screen at the front, alongside two cutaway side-section views labeled Figure 2 and Figure 3 showing internal comb racks and perforated ventilation openings.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESAbraham Mutersbaugh · November 7, 1871Patent drawing sheet showing a wooden bee-hive with peaked roof, hinged front doors, an internal honeycomb frame assembly, a glass-sided honey box, a conical ventilator valve, and a hinged front platform, all labeled with reference letters A through M across seven numbered figures.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVES.Alonzo E. Woodhull · December 26, 1871Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive case with front elevation, two internal cross-sections showing stacked comb boxes and a central brood chamber, and a bottom detail of a pivoting button mechanism, along with a small attached moth-trap box.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESSamuel V. Greer · June 4, 1872Patent drawing showing a diamond-topped wooden bee-hive with removable narrow vertical side boards, angled internal comb-frames, and a horizontal section view revealing the frame spacing and central honey-box compartment.Improvement in Bee-HivesGeorge F. Hixson · September 24, 1872Patent drawing showing three views of a wooden bee hive with a moth trap base: a front vertical section (Fig. 1), a side vertical section with hanging comb-frames (Fig. 2), and a horizontal top-down section showing frame slots (Fig. 3), all labeled with reference letters A through Z.IMPROVEMENT IN MOTH-TRAPS FOR BEE-HIVESLeroy Gates · March 18, 1873A patent drawing showing a cross-section of a square wooden bee-hive on four legs with an inclined bottom forming an alighting board, two honey boxes labeled L and L' on top under a peaked cap, and below it a perspective and side view of the rotating slotted top boards H and J with handle I.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESGeorge W. Armstrong and Charles F. Gillet · March 24, 1874Front elevation drawing of a wooden beehive showing two triangular pivoted comb-frames inside a divided chamber, ledges labeled K, small moth-trap boxes q along the base, and a hive cap H above with square honey-box openings.IMPROVEMENT IN MOTH-TRAPS.Jacob Neal · June 8, 1875Two stacked cross-section drawings of a wooden bee-hive box showing internal partitions, honey-frames labeled C and D, sliding doors, and a separate moth-trap chamber with labeled compartments U, V, W and connecting tube S, with hand-signed inventor and witness signatures below.IMPROVEMENT IN MOTH-TRAPS.Benjamin Franklin Daniel · November 16, 1875Patent drawing of a square wooden beehive divided into nine compartments over a shared pyramidal floor, showing a central removable brood chamber flanked by round-holed honey chambers, sliding knives, glass-fronted doors, and a peaked roof with metal ridge cap.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESCharles H. Elliott and Robert T. Lucas · June 13, 1876Patent drawing of a wooden beehive in cross-section showing stacked honey boxes labeled O and N above a larger main hive chamber F, with sloped bottom boards, side ventilators, and a horizontal sectional view below showing a grid of round bee-passage holes.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESHiram Hatfield · November 28, 1876Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive box shown in cross-section with internal metal chambers, cross-braced supports, and a narrow guarded entrance passage at the bottom, alongside two top-view diagrams of the upper and lower metal chambers.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJohn A. Barker · January 23, 1877Patent drawing showing two vertical sections of a wooden bee-hive with an outer case, inner bee-chamber, stacked honey boxes with glass inspection windows, hinged vent doors, and labeled parts A through N.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESHiram Hatfield · January 30, 1877An exploded and sectional patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive showing the outer casing, inner brood chamber with inclined partitions, stacked honey-box cases with wire-gauze vents and pivoting buttons, and the wooden forms or formers used to assemble each part.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESOrson Colvin · July 31, 1877Two technical line drawings show cross-section views of a wooden bee-hive with internal movable comb-frames, a lower brood section, an upper section, and a sliding drawer beneath a slotted platform near the entrance, all labeled with reference letters.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESIsham Berry Burroughs · September 18, 1877Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive on a bench base, showing a hinged front moth-trap board with grooves, triangular entrance-closing blocks, comb-frames inside, and a rear elevation with a hinged alighting-board door.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESDavid S. Thomas · June 25, 1878Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive raised on peg-like legs over a slotted table, showing internal brood-chamber frames, side honey-boxes, and a front door with a circular revolving shutter mechanism.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJames T. Fife · August 6, 1878Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive with stacked compartments containing sliding drawers, flanked by hinged doors, and a central vertical ventilating tube topped with a cap projecting above the hive, alongside a second figure showing the double-walled outer box with an air gap.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESNathaniel Zink · March 4, 1879Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive showing a front elevation and cross-section with a peaked roof, a honey-box compartment with glass-covered frames at top, hinged triangular brood-chamber frames below forming an inclined floor, and swinging front and side doors with a diamond-shaped entrance slat.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJames Power Karr · March 4, 1879Patent drawing showing a slant-sided wooden bee-hive in cross-section with movable comb frames, a wire-cloth false bottom, and two honey-boxes on top each fitted with a sliding glass cover and a perforated stationary lid, along with a separate perspective view of one honey-box and its cross-section.IMPROVEMENT IN HONEY-BOXES FOR BEE-HIVESCharles H. Connolly · November 4, 1879Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive on splayed legs with a tapered wedge-shaped base, an alighting board leading to a bee entrance, and a cutaway section showing the plaster lining and hanging comb-frames inside.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESCharles W. Sappenfield · November 11, 1879