Devore Miller Working at Loranger Gristmill in Greenfield Village, circa 1940
THF245039 / 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
Collection Title
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
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