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- Honey Extractor, 1890-1900 - A swarm of bees captured Amos Root's attention in 1869. He began publishing <em>Gleanings in Bee Culture</em> in 1873 and included testimonials about this "Novice extractor." Root improved the extractor over 25 years. Beekeepers used a galvanized metal version by 1898, advertised as stronger and more durable than earlier versions, to separate honey from comb to satisfy a growing number of honey consumers.
- 1890-1900
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Honey Extractor, 1890-1900
A swarm of bees captured Amos Root's attention in 1869. He began publishing Gleanings in Bee Culture in 1873 and included testimonials about this "Novice extractor." Root improved the extractor over 25 years. Beekeepers used a galvanized metal version by 1898, advertised as stronger and more durable than earlier versions, to separate honey from comb to satisfy a growing number of honey consumers.
- Qt-22 Mini Stock Muffler, 1965-1974 - Internal combustion engines produce exhaust gases that must be vented from the engine. Gases generally are routed from the engine through a manifold or header, and then through an exhaust pipe to the car's rear. Before they exit the pipe, the gases move through a muffler with baffles or plates that reduce -- or muffle -- the noise.
- 1965 - 1974
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Qt-22 Mini Stock Muffler, 1965-1974
Internal combustion engines produce exhaust gases that must be vented from the engine. Gases generally are routed from the engine through a manifold or header, and then through an exhaust pipe to the car's rear. Before they exit the pipe, the gases move through a muffler with baffles or plates that reduce -- or muffle -- the noise.
- Teakettle - Cast iron pots, pans, kettles, skillets, and other utensils have been essential in American kitchens for centuries. Cooks used these utilitarian objects to prepare meals and heat water in hearths or -- by the mid-1800s -- atop coal or wood-burning stoves. Lighter and easier-to-clean materials began replacing heavy cast iron cookware beginning in the late 19th century, but cast iron still has a place in many cooks' kitchens.
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Teakettle
Cast iron pots, pans, kettles, skillets, and other utensils have been essential in American kitchens for centuries. Cooks used these utilitarian objects to prepare meals and heat water in hearths or -- by the mid-1800s -- atop coal or wood-burning stoves. Lighter and easier-to-clean materials began replacing heavy cast iron cookware beginning in the late 19th century, but cast iron still has a place in many cooks' kitchens.
- Poster, "The Women's Liberation Movement," 1970 - Women had finally won the right to vote by 1919. But they still lacked equal rights with men. In 1923, Alice Paul drafted an Equal Rights Amendment. Revised and updated many times, no official amendment has been approved. For many women in 1970 this poster featuring the female symbol and raised fist conveyed their frustration with inequality.
- 1970
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Poster, "The Women's Liberation Movement," 1970
Women had finally won the right to vote by 1919. But they still lacked equal rights with men. In 1923, Alice Paul drafted an Equal Rights Amendment. Revised and updated many times, no official amendment has been approved. For many women in 1970 this poster featuring the female symbol and raised fist conveyed their frustration with inequality.
- Honey Extractor, circa 1920 - A swarm of bees captured Amos Root's attention in 1869. He began publishing <em>Gleanings in Bee Culture</em> in 1873 and included testimonials about his "Novice extractor." Root improved the extractor over 25 years, and by 1898, beekeepers used this galvanized metal version, advertised as stronger and more durable than earlier versions, to separate honey from comb to satisfy a growing number of honey consumers.
- circa 1920
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Honey Extractor, circa 1920
A swarm of bees captured Amos Root's attention in 1869. He began publishing Gleanings in Bee Culture in 1873 and included testimonials about his "Novice extractor." Root improved the extractor over 25 years, and by 1898, beekeepers used this galvanized metal version, advertised as stronger and more durable than earlier versions, to separate honey from comb to satisfy a growing number of honey consumers.
- Qt-39 Mini Stock Muffler, 1959-1972 - Internal combustion engines produce exhaust gases that must be vented from the engine. Gases generally are routed from the engine through a manifold or header, and then through an exhaust pipe to the car's rear. Before they exit the pipe, the gases move through a muffler with baffles or plates that reduce -- or muffle -- the noise.
- 1959-1972
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Qt-39 Mini Stock Muffler, 1959-1972
Internal combustion engines produce exhaust gases that must be vented from the engine. Gases generally are routed from the engine through a manifold or header, and then through an exhaust pipe to the car's rear. Before they exit the pipe, the gases move through a muffler with baffles or plates that reduce -- or muffle -- the noise.
- Root Mak-A-Kit Auto and Truck Blocks, 1937-1946 -
- 1937-1946
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Root Mak-A-Kit Auto and Truck Blocks, 1937-1946
- A.I. Root Company Trade Catalog, "Honey Labels and Rubber Stamps," 1900 -
- 1900
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A.I. Root Company Trade Catalog, "Honey Labels and Rubber Stamps," 1900
- Bee Smoker - Beekeepers always have a smoker near when they open hives. The smoker masks the "danger" pheromone that bees emit when threatened which slows the colony's response. The smoke also simulates fire which prompts bees to eat honey in preparation for rebuilding a destroyed hive. This smoker's spout channeled smoke into the hive without the risk of dropping the fuel source into the hive.
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Bee Smoker
Beekeepers always have a smoker near when they open hives. The smoker masks the "danger" pheromone that bees emit when threatened which slows the colony's response. The smoke also simulates fire which prompts bees to eat honey in preparation for rebuilding a destroyed hive. This smoker's spout channeled smoke into the hive without the risk of dropping the fuel source into the hive.