Box, bee shipping

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OBJECT TYPE: WOOD/1 LB
DATE: 1920–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0134.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.3 WOOD; METAL WIRE MESH;METAL STAPLES & NAILS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 23.2 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: THESE BEE SHIPPING BOXES WOULD HAVE BEEN USED C. 1920-1950S.
Canada: BEE SHIPPING BOXES OF THE TYPE USED TO TRANSPORT BEES FROM SUPPLIER TO BEE KEEPER IN THE 1920S-1950S, IN CANADA. (REF. 1) THESE BOXES WERE PROBABLY USED BY MR. ELMER SKUCE WHO OPERATED AN APIARY IN OMEMEE, ONT. DURING THIS PERIOD.
Function: TO SAFELY CONTAIN ONE POUND OF BEES WHILE TRANSFERRED FROM SUPPLIER TO BEE KEEPER.
Technical: BOXES USED TO SHIP 1 LB OF BEES FROM A BEE SUPPLIER TO A BEE KEEPER. SOLD BY WEIGHT, THE BEES WERE SHIPPED BY POST OR RAIL EXPRESS, IN THE SPRING (THE BOXES HAVING BEEN MADE BY THE BEE SUPPLIER OVER THE WINTER). ONCE FILLED, THE TOP HOLE WAS SEALED WITH A CORK HELD IN PLACE BY MELTED BEESWAX. INDIVIDUAL BOXES WERE ATTACHED TO A 6' LONG 1"X2" BOARD, TOP & BOTTOM. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "2 1/2" handwritten in pink pencil on top, on one side of hole openning. "GooD" (?) handwritten in pencil on opposite side. "BEE/ PACKAGE" printed by hand on underside of box base..2 "Harrel" handwritten in pencil on box top..3 No markings visible.
Missing: Circular stopper lids (one each)
Finish: .1-.3 UNFINISHED.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Box, bee shipping, circa 1920–1950, Artifact no. 2002.0134, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0134.001/

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