Precision Bees

I came across this 1933 Trade Mark registration for Daimler - familiar to us all as the makers of Mercedes-Benz cars.

It's registered in respect of a range of goods and services including, unsurprisingly,

"Class 12: Vehicles for locomotion by land; bathchairs."

Well actually "bathchairs" is a bit of a surprise. But not as big a surprise as the fact that it is also registered for:

Class 20: Beehives.

For the discerning executive apiarist no doubt.