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Paint muller used in conjunction with a stone slab to grind powder into paint. Used by decorators until the late 19th C. in Littleport, Cambs.
This is a paint muller, a stone used in conjunction with a stone slab to grind powder to tint paint. It was used by decorators until the late-nineteenth century in Littleport, Cambridgeshire.

1 paint muller: stone

MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'PAINT MULLER // See Recording Form. Used at Littleport, Cambs. // [pencil sketch]', MERL Recording form – 'Who used it // Decorators // When was it used // end of C19th // How was it used // Used to rub on stone slab to grind powder to tint paint. // Where was it used // This example use in Littleport Cambs. // Has it a local name // My father + his father always called it a mullard.'

1875-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Late-nineteenth century