Feeder, bee

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OBJECT TYPE: BOARDMAN/ENTRANCE
DATE: 1929
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0060.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 WOODEN BASE/.2 GLASS JAR WITH METAL LID

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 9.4 cm
Height: 3.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Apiculture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPICAL TYPE OF FEEDER, EXISTS SINCE THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY
Function: FEEDER FOR BEES IN WARM WEATHER
Technical: FIRST SOLD IN 1895. MODEL DOES NOT DROWN THE BEES AND CAN BE OPENED WITHOUT OPENING THE HIVE. IT IS ECONOMICAL AND IT IS EASY TO SEE WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE REFILLED. SIMILAR FEEDERS STILL SOLD BY A.I. ROOT CO. IN 1979 AS PART OF THE BEGINNER KIT. IN 2002 MADE WITH PLASTIC. OTHER FEEDERS ARE USED INSIDE THE HIVE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .2 ON BOTTOM OF JAR READS: "7/ [LOGO]/ [ILLEGIBLE]/ 6/ 4302"/ NEAR RIM ON BOTH SIDES READS: "FL. 48 OZ."
Missing: no
Finish: .1 UNFINISHED/.2 CLEAR GLASS WITH GOLDEN LID
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Feeder, bee, after 1929, Artifact no. 2001.0060, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2001.0060.001/

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