Antique honey extraction machine

Antique honey extraction machine

A manual centrifugal metal device designed to separate honey from the comb without destroying it. It works by spinning uncapped frames at high speed to expel the honey, allowing the comb to be reused by the bees. It consists of a cylindrical drum, an internal rotating basket, and a tap for the honey to flow out. This model was manufactured in the first half of the 20th century by the factory ‘La Moderna Apicultura’, based in Madrid.

first half 20th century

Carmen Pérez Maestro

Spanish

Physical Object

946

Extractor de miel

https://lamodernaapicultura.es/la-primera-tienda-de-miel-en-madrid/

90cm x 80cm x cm

current,43.2038384146373,-5.39500544539384;

Spain

Metal

metalwork

Unknown

Beekeeping museum, Tanes, Asturias, Spain

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Designed to extract honey from the comb without destroying it.

For sale

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La Moderna Apicultura was founded in May 1919 with the aim of becoming the first company in Spain dedicated to the industrial manufacture of beehives and beekeeping equipment, and it is also one of the most historic in Europe. Its creation was closely linked to King Alfonso XIII, who had a strong interest in agriculture, particularly beekeeping. The monarch commissioned his close circle to establish a company to promote the specialisation and professionalisation of beekeeping in Spain, as there were no establishments where the necessary equipment could be purchased, and beekeepers were forced to produce their own hives in a rudimentary manner.

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