General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

HIVE IS ALL WOOD/ GLASS PANEL/ METAL HINGES

Dimensions

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

Length

59.0 cm

Width

41.0 cm

Height

39.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Apiculture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

BEES ENTER THROUGH FIVE HOLES BORED IN BACK/ HINGED DOOR PROVIDES KEEPER ACCESS/ BOARD IN CENTRE OF BOX DIVIDES INTERIOR INTO TWO/ REMOVABLE GLASS PANEL COVERS LOWER INTERIOR SECTION/ CONTAINS NO BROOD FRAME OR MOVABLE FIXTURES/ CROSSED STICKS WOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED IN INTERIOR TO HELP SUSTAIN WEIGHT OF IRREGULAR SHEET COMBS/ A PRIMATIVE & EARLY TYPE OF HIVE/ SECTION OF DOOR AROUND ONE HINGE REPLACED/ THIS TYPE OF HIVE POPULAR IN EASTERN CAN. & USA IN EARLY 1800'S.

Function

A SHELTER CONSTRUCTED FOR THE HOUSING OF A COLONY OF HONEY BEES

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON INSIDE OF DOOR IS: 'X-518'/ HANDWRITTEN ON INSIDE OF DOOR IS: '691173'

Missing

SECTION OF DOOR AROUND HINGE HAS BEEN REPLACED From CA of 07/22/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined

Finish

UNFINISHED WOOD IS A VARIETY OF SHADES OF BROWN & GREY/ BASE & ROOF ARE WORN, CHIPPED & CRACKED

Decoration

N/A