With the summer heatwave already fading into a distant memory I have come to the end of my internship. The...
Hello, it’s me again. With just one week of my internship left to go, I thought this would be the...
‘Everything changes, everything progresses…’ This Gem is a trade card, a business card for companies which would have been distributed...
This week I have been looking at Gems with a Bang! Don’t worry, the Mills Archive is still standing… One...
‘It consists of a windmill, but one totally different in appearance and principle from all windmills known hitherto.’ This is...
Feeding an army in the depths of a Russian winter requires some handy ideas. Handmills like this one were carried...
This week Mildred brought in a number of objects for me to look at, which are interesting examples of the...
Using the power of wind to bring water to Wiltshire. This Gem is a series of designs which were drawn...
These tools of war enabled centuries of explosive bloodshed. This Gem is an adjustable copper measure for gunpowder and shot....
A Pandora’s box that contained toxic tobacco. This Gem is a miller’s snuff-box, inlaid with a beautiful and intricate windmill...
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