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Clark (Manufacturer)

Deaccessioned. Please note that this object no longer forms part of the Museum of English Rural Life collection and cannot be accessed at our institution.

1 smoker: metal; wood; leather; bellows-type

Clark's Cold Blast Smoker was the rival to Quinby's and Burgham's Smoker. For more information see Pellett's 'History of American Beekeeping', p.37., Information on the use of bee smokers on pp.13-17 of F. R. Cheshire's book on bee keeping [see attachments], Used in bee keeping for making bees docile to prevent them attacking

1879 - 1879

Wood, Metal, Leather