Box, bee shipping

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OBJECT TYPE: QUEEN
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2003.0008.001

MANUFACTURER: SMITH, N.B. & CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Calhoun, Alabama, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOOD BOX/ CORK STOPPERS/ METAL MESH & HARDWARE/.1 PAPER LABEL [PARTIALLY MISSING]

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: 2.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Apiculture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SMITH
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Alabama
City: Calhoun

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: AMERICAN MADE BEE SHIPPING CASES, USED IN CANADA. DONOR, MR. H. TOOP ALSO ACTED AS LOCAL SUPPLIER, RETAILING ITEMS HE BOUGHT WHOLESALE FROM SUPPLIERS.
Function: BOX USED TO SHIP BEES FROM SUPPLIER TO BEEKEEPER & TO INTRODUCE QUEEN INTO NEW HIVE. QUEEN & SEVERAL WORKERS ARE SHIPPED IN BOX FROM QUEEN BREEDER-SUPPLIER. BOX CONTAINING QUEEN IS PLACED ON TOP OF FRAME OF HIVE WHERE SHE IS TO LIVE UNTIL BEES IN HIVE ACCEPT HER. ONE CORK IS PULLED OUT & EITHER SHE LEAVES TO JOIN HER NEW COLONY OR BEES COME IN RETRIEVE HER.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED TO SHIP QUEEN BEES & INTRODUCE THEM INTO NEW HIVE. ACCORDING TO DONOR, IF QUEEN COULD NOT GET OUT OF BOX, WORKER BEES' MANDIBLES ARE TOUGH ENOUGH TO CHEW THROUGH WIRE OR CORK TO RELEASE HER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK & RED LETTERING ON PAPER LABEL READS "N.B. SMITH & CO./ Calhoun, Ala.", "QUEEN BEE. DELIVER QUICK [EXCLAMATION POINT]" & "HARRY G. TOOP/ RT 1" [REMAINDER ILLEGIBLE]/.1-.2 STAMPED "MAY 12" ON SIDE OF BOX
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: UNFINISHED WOOD & WIRE MESH
Decoration: N/A

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SMITH, N.B. & CO., Box, bee shipping, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2003.0008, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2003.0008.001/

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