Category: Made to Measure

Birth of a millwright

This Apprenticeship Indenture marks the birth of a millwright. This Gem is an indenture between the millwright and engineer Thomas...

The Wing Major

‘It consists of a windmill, but one totally different in appearance and principle from all windmills known hitherto.’ This is...

Ink is thicker than water

Using the power of wind to bring water to Wiltshire. This Gem is a series of designs which were drawn...

An explosive business

These tools of war enabled centuries of explosive bloodshed. This Gem is an adjustable copper measure for gunpowder and shot....

Small scale

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

Theatre of machines

One of the oldest books in our collection, a guide for centuries of millwrights. This fascinating Gem is an enormous...

Measure for measure

‘Safe as a thief in a mill.’ Millers have historically had a terrible reputation. Old sayings such as ‘honest millers...

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