Object number
64/139/1-13
Description
Thirteen mill bill bits of various widths. 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'.
Physical description
13 mill bill bits: metal
Archival history
MERL Handwritten form – ‘BITS // Crafts–Stone–Millstones // 64/139/1–13 // Mr Bradfield // [pencil sketch] // See PB 5390 & MERL 5390 Windmills & Millwrighting by Freese'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11297.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11298.tif - High resolution image
