The stone mill in this 1915 photograph dates back at least 300 years. It was used for grinding wheat. The stones are granite.
The stone mill in this 1915 photograph dates back at least 300 years. It was used for grinding wheat. The stones are granite; the wooden pullet was used for driving the mill by water power. The grinder was originally supported by a wooden frame; the grain was fed in at the top and was pulverized by passing between the two stones, as the upper one revolved. Mill-stones, although immortalized in story and used in all mills into the first years of the 20th century gave way to the steel roller mill.
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Keywords: 1900s, corn, early, grain, granary, grinder, grinding, mill, pullet, roller, steel, stone, stones, wooden
