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  2. Millstone - Wikipedia

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    Today's millstones are monolithic, usually made of basalt, apodous, or tripod, rectangular, and slightly concave on the grinding surface. These millstones are associated with a two-handed wheel, called a "mano", whose size generally exceeds the width of the millstone and which is driven in an alternating rectilinear motion. On tripod wheels ...

  3. Millstone Grit - Wikipedia

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    Millstone Edge was a significant source whilst abandoned millstones can be seen below the edges at Stanage, Froggatt and Baslow. Bramley Fall stone is a notable type of Millstone Grit sourced from around the village of Bramley, near Leeds.

  4. List of early medieval watermills - Wikipedia

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    The following list comprises stray finds of early medieval millstones. Note that there is no way to distinguish millstones driven by water-power from those powered by animals turning a capstan. Most, however, are assumed to derive from watermills. [31]

  5. Dutch Kills Millstones - Wikipedia

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    The Dutch Kills Millstones are a set of millstones in Queens, New York City. Constructed by Burger Jorissen in 1650, Jorrisen's Mill was the first tidal mill in western Queens. It operated using a ditch known as Berger's Sluice , which ran just east of Northern Boulevard between 40th Road and 48th Street.

  6. List of ancient watermills - Wikipedia

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    Two millstones Woolaston [98] England: c. 320 AD Two upper millstones La Chapelle-Taillefert [98] France: Pottery and coins from 2nd century AD Pair of millstones Lyon [98] France: On display in museum Many unpublished millstones Paris [99] France: On display in museum Six millstones Aalen [98] Germany: On display in museum Five millstones ...

  7. Glossary of mill machinery - Wikipedia

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    Millstones driven from above are known as Overdrift stones. Pintle The pivot centering a post mill on top of the main post. Runner Stone The Runner Stone is the topmost of a pair of millstones. It is driven by the Stone Nut. The lower stone is called a Bedstone. Sails The Sails are the source of power in a windmill. They are carried on the ...

  8. Hyllestad quernstone quarries - Wikipedia

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    This is used in activity-based communication, whereby visitors can observe and try stone cutting, working at the forge, using hand querns and the like. Two cargoes with quern and millstones stemming from old shipwrecks are displayed in the park. The Millstone Park was opened by Queen Sonja in 2002.

  9. Tyro Mill - Wikipedia

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    The mill contains original machinery including wood gears and drive shafts, two runs of millstones, and a husk frame in the basement gear pit. Also on the property is a mid-19th century log dwelling—traditionally identified as the miller's house—with twentieth century frame additions and front porch.