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Honey-box

An exploded technical drawing of a wooden beehive showing a perspective view of the assembled three-tier hive, a sectional view of the moth-chamber with entrance holes, a sash-chamber with door open revealing internal rods and frames, a removable sash, a honey-box with glass panel, and a pair of grooved breeding-spiles.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJohn J. Lower · December 24, 1867Patent 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, 1868Two technical drawings of a wooden bee-hive: Fig. 1 shows a triangular cross-section with hanging frames converging to a bottom entrance slot, and Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section with a rectangular honey-box on top and rows of frames with numbered labels below.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESSylvester D. Barber and James Wolf · January 4, 1870Patent drawing showing two stacked vertical sections of a wooden bee-hive: the upper section (Fig. 1) with paired glass-fronted honey boxes and hanging tapered comb-frames below, and the lower section (Fig. 2) showing a row of five honey boxes above an open brood chamber with a hinged floor and bee entrance.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESGeorge T. Wheeler · November 22, 1870An exploded perspective drawing of a wooden beehive casing with a peaked roof, hinged front door, internal partitioned compartments holding honey-boxes, and a separate detailed drawing of a comb-frame below.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESOliver P. Reeve and Christopher C. Parker · August 8, 1871Patent drawing of a peaked Gothic-style bee-hive shown in longitudinal section with triangular comb-frames, stacked honey-boxes, a double-bottom base with feed drawers, and two triangular end-view cross-sections labeled Fig. 2 and Fig. 3.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESTandy S. Collins and Hiram Senseman · November 14, 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 showing a wooden bee-hive in cross-section with a slatted movable-frame brood chamber above a lower open compartment, plus a top-down view of the hive body and a separate round tubular honey box with end caps.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJames W. Gladding · January 9, 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, 1873Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive box on legs with a hinged screened bottom, sliding drawers, a detachable honey-box on top with wire-covered openings, and a front view showing hinged lid sections raised to screen the beekeeper.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJohn Yoder · November 3, 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, 1875Patent drawing of a wooden bee-hive showing a side elevation, an internal cross-section with bent comb-support bows over a double-sloped floor, and a perspective view with a sliding glass observation panel and stacked honey-boxes under a removable cover.IMPROVEMENT IN BEE-HIVESJohn R. Wheeler · March 13, 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, 1877Patent 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 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, 1879