Hi to all on BEE-L

Peter Borst wrote:
 One appears to be made of copper or bronze, is in very
good condition; quite beautiful to look at, in fact.
Perhaps this is the oldest one? It prints out ten cells in
two inches (50.8 mm or 5.08 per cell).

Reply:
Does the access include usage?

If so, if 1891 dipping and milling was done as illustrated
in 1891 AI Root ABC & XYZ and the foundation was not
stretched as milled (could use plastic sleeving here to
avoid sticking and prevent stretching) it would come out a
size smaller, if milled directly from the dipping boards to
the embossing rollers, or made plain sheets, warmed real
good in warm water, prior to embossing.

Todays methods with assembly lines do the opposite now. YOu
sheet rolls of wax prior to, then run thru smoothers and
then emboss the imprint and many times a stretch (fudge
factor is incurred.

Regards,

Dee A. Lusby




__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion!
http://greetings.yahoo.com