General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN RACK; SEALED GLASS VIALS CONTAIN FLUID.

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

2.9 cm

Height

10.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Apiculture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Jones

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Bedford

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF HONEY CLASSIFIER USED C. 1930S-MID 1970S.

Canada

IN 1934 FEDERAL LAW MANDATED ALL EXPORTED HONEY BE UNIFORMLY GRADED. EXAMPLE OF HONEY CLASSIFIER USED BY CANADIAN BEEKEEPERS FROM 1930S-MID 1970S. SIMILAR DEVICES STILL IN USE IN 2000+ AT FAIRS, AG COMPETITIONS, ETC. TO CLASSIFY HONEY. THIS EXAMPLE MFD. BY ONE OF CANADA'S LARGEST BEEKEEPERS' SUPPLY HOUSES. (REF. 1)

Function

USED BY BEEKEEPERS TO CLASSIFY HONEY BY COLOUR, ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL STANDARDS.

Technical

SIMPLE DEVICE SANTIONED BY FEDERAL REGULATORS FOR GRADING OF HONEY EXPORTED & SOLD IN CANADA. INCLUDES BOTH DOMESTIC & EXPORT GRADE STANDARDS. STANDARD IN CLASSIFIER SHOWS GREATEST AMOUNT OFCOLOUR ALLOWED IN EACH CLASS. SIMILAR DEVICE USED IN 2000+ KNOWN AS "REFRACTOMETER" CAN MEASURE GREATER VARIATIONS IN COLOUR.(REF. 1

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 Standards labelled (l to r) "Extra White/ (Export Only)", "White/ (Export and/ Interprovincial)" "Golden/ [Export and/ Interprovincial)", "Light Amber/ (Export Only)" and "Dark Amber/ (Export Only)". Following text also printed on paper label on grader "DOMINION HONEY CLASSIFIER/ [D]IRECTIONS:- Fill a separate tube with honey to be classified and after wiping tube clean insert it between the two standards nearest to matching the sample in colour. Look through the honey at the sky ([illegible]/ su[n] or artificial light). The standards show the greatest amount of colour allowed in each class. Thus should a honey be darker than the standard marked "Extra White" and as light as, or lighter than the [illegible]/ "[W]hite" it will be classified as "White". All honey darker than "Dark Amber" will be classified as "Dark" for export trade. For interprovincial trade the standard marked "Light Amber" shall be designated [illegible]/ honeys darker than this standard will be classed as "Dark"./ -Note:- Do not allow this instrument to freeze. If colour vials are broken or extra tubes required, new parts can be supplied by return mail. Send 75c and your change, if any, will be sent back./ Manufactured by F.W. JONES & SON, - - BEDFORD, QUE."

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 WOOD RACK LIGHTLY STAINED; CLEAR GLASS VIALS.

Decoration

N/A