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LicenseHand operated mill for grinding plant materials
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Hand operated mill for grinding plant materials
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Hand operated mill for grinding plant materials
Plants and herbs need to be prepared before they can be used in medical treatments. Cutting was one way for a pharmacist to begin preparing such material. Other methods include grinding, crushing and boiling. Placed in the top, the contents were ground by turning the handle by hand – much like a pepper mill. The powder in the drawer underneath would be added to syrups made from sugar or to mixtures to make pills and tablets.
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A662270
- Measurements:
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overall: 225 mm x 81 mm x 103 mm, .88 kg
- type:
- hand mill
