Devore Miller Working at Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, circa 1940

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Artifact Overview

Loranger Gristmill is set up to grind corn and wheat. It incorporates a sophisticated conveyor system developed by Oliver Evans in the late 1700s. Cup elevators lift ground grain to a bolting reel on the upper floor of the mill, where varying grades - from cracked grain to fine flour - are sifted through a rotating mesh screen into chutes for packing.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1940

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.1947

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in