Smoker, bee
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BELLOWS
- DATE
- 1900
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2013.0040.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Dark grey metal body; dark grey metal tapered tubular spout; a dark grey metal door and latch and metal rivets.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.5 cm
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 8.0 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
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
This is believed to be a Quim(n) by patent bee smoker, the design that preceded the Bingham paten smoker that is still commonly used. - Function
-
Used to force bees from hives in order to gather the honey combs. - Technical
-
A fire is made in the container and bellows force smoke through tapered tubular spout. An early device used by beekeepers to help with handling and control their livestock. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None.
- Missing
- Nothing is missing.
- Finish
- Dark grey metal body; dark grey metal tapered tubular spout; a dark grey metal door and latch and metal rivets.
- Decoration
- None.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Smoker, bee, circa 1900, Artifact no. 2013.0040, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0040.001/
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