Agriculture & Food
Gristmill
A gristmill grinds grain into meal or flour, traditionally between a fixed lower stone and a rotating upper stone. Water, wind and later engines supplied power to mills that served local farming communities.
About this artifact
A gristmill grinds grain into meal or flour, traditionally between a fixed lower stone and a rotating upper stone. Water, wind and later engines supplied power to mills that served local farming communities.
Sources & image credits
Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.
Image: Allied_Mills,_Manchester.jpg
Creator: Richerman
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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