Kodak have just announced they are discontinuing Kodachrome colour film. The Daily Telegraph “Digital cameras kill Kodachome slides” quotes the company as saying customers prefer to capture images with newer technology The Company’s wesbite has this link: http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=15359&pq-locale=en_GB Following on the earlier demise of the Kodak Carousel projector (although mine still works) this announcement is the…
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Mill gets sails of the 21st century
One of Somerset’s most unique windmills has had its sails repaired following a two-year wait. This was noted in various places including http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/gets-sails-21st-century/article-1042451-detail/article.html More links to Internet stories on mills can be found in the related article below
The Power of Waterwheels
Author: Stuart Mousdale Does anyone know of any books, articles, etc which deal with estimating power output from water wheels or could comment on this subject? I work as a volunteer at Dunham Massey sawmill in Cheshire. Recently there has been some discussion amongst the mill stewards regarding the power output from the water wheel…
The Story of Three Mills Island
Author: David Plunkett Please see the poster for The Story of Three Mills Island on Sunday 28th June. All at London’s largest Tide Mill, thanks to Beverley Charters and the folks at The House Mill, Bromley by Bow. Including Eling Experience, Hampshire Mills Group and not forgetting Tide Mills of Western Europe! Beverley wrote:Just thought…
Millers on Stamps
Tony Yoward pointed out that these stamps are for sale from the Isle of Man Post office – so I have taken the plunge! They show mills and millers from IOM and the full set is for sale at http://www.iompost.com/stamps/stampissues.xml Unusual to find a set of stamps featuring millers – mills are not uncommon, but I…
A Mill Discovery?
John Boucher has pointed to new evidence of Pinxton Mill in Derbyshire. Pictures taken by Hugh Potter show the mill, which burnt down in 1844, depicted on a cup. The mill is not listed in Alan Gifford’s excellent Derbyshire Watermills (£5 from the Midlands Mill Group or from http://shop.millsarchivetrust.org/ ) John writes: These are the only known…
Who were the most interesting?
We all know the names of the great and the good in the mill world – but who were the most interesting mill people? My vote goes to EM Gardner, but you may have better ideas. Miss Gardner managed to persuade Rex Wailes and the powers that be of the importance of watermills. She must…
Fire in the mill?
Author: Philip Hicks How many windmills had interior fireplaces? Do any still exist? Any help much appreciated!
Mills at Harby, Vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire
Author: Leslie Cram Information on mills at Harby in Leicestershire can be found on my website. The most useful links arehttp://www.harby.co.uk/directories.htmhttp://www.harby.co.uk/factfile.htmhttp://www.harby.co.uk/mill.htm We have done the best we can to get the information for the photographs correct. Sometimes, particularly for dates, we have made a guess. We will welcome any information that can be sent to…
Transfer of windmill or watermill technology
Author: Torben Jenk What evidence is there for transatlantic technology transfer as far as mill construction is concerned? I live near the former sites of Masters’ Tide Mill (ca. 1718), and Koster’s Wind-Mill and Boulting Mill (ca. 1750), both along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. I am particularly interested in learning about the likely technology…