Hand operated 'quern' or corn mill

Hand operated 'quern' or corn mill

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Quern or rotary stone handmill used for grinding corn. Fixed millstone (or quern) and the rotary handstone, which is turned by a handle. Barra, Outer Hebrides, 1867-1900

Details

Category:
Nutrition & Food Technology
Object Number:
1912-68
Materials:
stone and wood
Measurements:
overall: 160 mm x 540 mm x 1060 mm,
type:
quern
credit:
McAuley, D.