Abstract: A machine for sealing packages comprising a frame which includes a base, a pair of generally parallel columns extending upwardly therefrom, and a member spanning between the columns for maintaining the columns generally parallel. An upper die is mounted between the pair of columns for traveling along the length thereof and a hollow lower die having an opening extending therethrough for receiving a package to be sealed is mounted to pivot between a position between the columns and beneath the upper die, and a position away from the column and clear of the upper die. An extractor for extracting a sealed package from the lower die comprises a plate-like member normally positioned beneath the lower die when it is at the position away from the columns. The plate-like member is dimensioned to fit through the opening extending through the lower die and is displaceable to advance into the opening thereby to extract a sealed package retained within the lower die.