Smoker, bee

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OBJECT TYPE: LARGE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0035.001

MANUFACTURER: Jones, F.W. & Son
MODEL: BT-715
LOCATION: Bedford, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FIRE POT/ METAL AND WOOD FRAME/ LEATHER BELLOWS

Dimensions

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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: Unknown
Canada: TYPE OF BEE CULTURE EQUIPMENT USED AND MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED TO STUPIFY BEES WITH SMOKE IN ORDER TO REMOVE HONEY FROM HIVE. SMOKE FROM PAPER FIRE IN CAN WAS FANNED AND BLOWN INTOHIVE BY BELLOWS.
Technical: SMOKERS HAVE BEEN USED SINCE 60 AD THE FIRST BEE SMOKER NEEDED 2 HANDS TO OPERATE, WHICH WAS NOT VERY PRACTICAL. THE SMOKER'S DESIGN DID NOT CHANGE MUCH SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY. ONLY THE MATERIAL CHANGED FROM TIN TO ALUMINUM AND STAINLESS STEEL AND THE BELLOWS FROM LEATHER TO VINYL/SEE CURATORIAL WORKSHEET
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK PRINT ON WOOD FRAME READS: "JONES'/ ALUMINUM/ BEE SMOKER/ F.W. JONES & SON, LTD./ BEEKEEPER'S SUPPLIES/ BEDFORD, QUE."
Missing: N/A
Finish: CORRUGATEDALUMINUM/ UNFINISHED WOOD/ BLACK BELLOWS
Decoration: N/A

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Jones, F.W. & Son, Smoker, bee, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0035, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0035.001/

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