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running upper stone [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Museums
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
OBS

The upper and lower stones had identical furrows. As the upper stone rotated across the face of the fixed lower stone, a cutting action was imparted to the grain.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Muséologie
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales
OBS

Les meules supérieure et inférieure ont des entailles identiques. En tournant sur la surface de la meule inférieure fixe, la meule du haut exerce une action de cisaillement sur le grain.

Spanish

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