Cutting Millstones in Loranger Gristmill in Preparation for Summer, Greenfield Village, 1981
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Gristmills use a pair of millstones to grind grain. An evenly balanced top stone, or runner stone, spins above a stationary bedstone. A precise pattern of grooves cut into both stones creates a scissoring action, shearing grain, channeling it across uncut grinding surfaces, and carrying it out from the stones. Millstones must be periodically dressed, or recut, to keep them clean and sharp.
Gristmills use a pair of millstones to grind grain. An evenly balanced top stone, or runner stone, spins above a stationary bedstone. A precise pattern of grooves cut into both stones creates a scissoring action, shearing grain, channeling it across uncut grinding surfaces, and carrying it out from the stones. Millstones must be periodically dressed, or recut, to keep them clean and sharp.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1981
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Relocated buildings and structures
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.1949
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8.125 in
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