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Beating sheafs of grain against a crushing stone or lump of wood. Trampling grain spread on the threshing floor; the trampling would be done by a train of mules or oxen Threshing with flails , a type of traditional wooden tool with which one strikes the pile of grain until the seed is separated from the chaff .
The final effect varies with the figure of the wood chosen [4] and can range from extremely subtle (so that the two surfaces almost appear to be a single piece of wood), to dramatic effects with wavy grain showcased, as in high-end guitars. [5] Bookmatching is also possible with marble or other patterned stone. [6] [7]
The Great Seal of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Seala Mòr na h-Alba; also the Scottish Seal; formally the Seal appointed by the Treaty of Union to be kept and made use of in place of the Great Seal of Scotland) is a seal used by the first minister of Scotland to seal letters patent signed by the monarch giving royal assent to bills passed by the Scottish Parliament.
The East India Company's mark was made up from a '+', a '4' and the initials EIC. This mark forms the central emblem displayed on the Scinde Dawk postage stamps. [ 12 ] Also, it was a central motif of the East India Company's coinage.
Struck Gogh-ld. A newly discovered Vincent van Gogh painting worth $15 million was likely found at a dusty Minnesota garage sale — where a buyer plunked down less than $50 for the world-famous ...
The report describes the piece, which measures 45.7 by 41.9 centimeters, as an "emotionally rich, profoundly personal work created during the final and tumultuous chapter of van Gogh's life."
declaration of the ownership (an ownership mark, for example, livestock branding [6]); identification of the manufacturer and place of origin (manufacturer's mark, maker's mark, later a factory mark); differentiation in order to distinguish between similar items (for example, a date mark). These marks are typically useful to distributors; [7]
Maker’s Mark in Loretto, Ky., has launched a second Wood Finishing Series of limited releases with The Heart Release, which uses extra finishing staves to enhance the flavors that distillery ...