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59/426/1-3
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a honey press, used by a beekeeper for extracting honey from honey combs. It is made of cast iron. A wheel turns the screw which pushes the steel plate into a perforated can into which the honeycombs are placed. The honey is squeezed out into an enamelled cast iron dish (blue on the outside, white on the inside). The honey press was used by the donor.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 honey press: cast ironA cast iron press which can be bolted to a bench by means of the holes in the four legs. The screw is turned by a wheel and presses a steel plate into a perforated can. The honey would be pressed out into the dish which is also cast iron and weighs 3 lbs. The dish is enamelled white inside and blue outside. Inscribed on the under surface of the press 'JM'.
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Description: A cast iron press which can be bolted to a bench by means of the holes in the four legs. The screw is turned by a wheel and presses a steel plate into a perforated can. The honey would be pressed out into the dish which is also cast iron and weighs 3 lbs. The dish is enamelled white inside and blue outside. // Dimensions: Height: 32.9cm Width: 19.0cm // Associated information: Used by Mr. Butcher to extract honey from the sections. // Inscription on under surface of press JM’
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1875 - 1925
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[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Technique[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]Dimensions[nb-NO]
- Height 329 mm
- Width 190 mm
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4517.tif - High resolution image
