This Apprenticeship Indenture marks the birth of a millwright. This Gem is an indenture between the millwright and engineer Thomas...
‘It consists of a windmill, but one totally different in appearance and principle from all windmills known hitherto.’ This is...
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....
This curious contraption is a chondrometer and is used for measuring the quality of grain. This unusual Gem is a...
One of the oldest books in our collection, a guide for centuries of millwrights. This fascinating Gem is an enormous...
‘Safe as a thief in a mill.’ Millers have historically had a terrible reputation. Old sayings such as ‘honest millers...
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