Object number
64/138/1-2
Description
Two wooden mill bill thrifts, with circular cross-sections and oblong sockets. They are part of a collection of milling equipment (64/123–64/144) from Drayton Mill in Drayton, Oxfordshire. A mill bill is a hammer-like hand tool consisting of a 'bill' or 'bit' (steel wedge) and a thrift (wooden handle). It is used for dressing millstones by the process of 'cracking' so that the correct grinding action is achieved between the upper stone, or 'runner', and the lower 'bed-stone'.
Archival history
MERL Handwritten form – ‘MILL BILL // Crafts–Stone–Millstones // 64/138/1–2 // Mr Bradfield // [pencil sketch] // See PB 5390 & MERL 5390 Windmills & Millwrighting by Freese'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11069.tif - High resolution image
