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Sheffield honey pot circa 1800.

This honey pot is in the form of a skep (a beehive made of layers of  horizontal coils of tied straw). The upper third of the pot is the close  fitting cover which lifted off to reveal the glass liner that held the  honey.

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Sheffield honey pot circa 1800.

This honey pot is in the form of a skep (a beehive made of layers of horizontal coils of tied straw). The upper third of the pot is the close fitting cover which lifted off to reveal the glass liner that held the honey.

More here.

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