Month: July 2018

Visit to Upminster Windmill

On Friday 20th July, Liz, Nathanael, Paul and I went on an exciting visit to one of the Mills Archive’s...

2018 Website Survey

Some of you may have had an email to tell you about this already, but if you’re not on our...

Gems of the Archive: Of Camels and Dragons

After being inspired by Dutch millwrighting last week, I was intrigued to explore how other cultures have developed and used...

Feeding the nation

This flour was Hitler’s secret weapon. This Gem is a photograph of two flour bags, which were produced under Government...

Healthy heart

Flour has played a crucial role in society for thousands of years. As a staple part of our diets it...

Homeland health

Purity, Quality and Merit. This Gem is a Certificate of Excellence, issued by the Royal Institution of Public Health and...

Letting the cat out of the bag

Meet Biddy who worked for Bemis Bags for 79 years. Introduced as a company trademark in the 1880s for Bemis...

Nice rice

Mill don’t just grind flour. This is a donkey-powered rice mill in China. It makes use of an Edge Runner Stone rather...

The life-giving camel

Mills come in all shapes and sizes: sometimes they even come with a camel. This postcard shows a camel-driven Saqiya...

Small scale

This curious contraption is a chondrometer and is used for measuring the quality of grain. This unusual Gem is a...

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