Since prehistoric times, the process of cutting rock to make millstones has been one of the most important industries in the world. The first part of this book compiles information on the millstone industry in the United States, which dates between the mid-1600s and the mid-1900s. Primarily based on archival research and brief accounts published in geological and historical volumes, it focuses on conglomerate, granite, flint, quartzite, gneiss, and sandstone quarries in different regions and states. The second part focuses on the millstone quarrying industry in Europe and other areas.
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"fascinating and well worth the read"-Old Mill News; "Hockensmith has done a great service to those who study millstones and quarrying...an important case study...a grand survey...indispensable"-Historical Archaeology.
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Für die Erwachsenenbildung
Interest Age: From 18 years
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84 photos, 16 tables, glossary, bibliography, index
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Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-7864-3860-0 (9780786438600)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Charles D. Hockensmith worked as a staff archaeologist with the Kentucky Heritage Council for 27 years before retiring in July 2008. He has published extensively on several historic industries with special emphasis on millstone quarries, bricks manufacturing, and lime kilns.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Alain Belmont
Preface
Introduction
1. Early American Millstone Documents, 1628-1829
2. Millstone Quarrying in the United States
Conglomerate Quarries
Granite Quarries
Flint and Buhrstone Quarries
Quartzite Quarries
Gneiss Quarries
Sandstone Quarries
Dolomite Quarries
Sienite Quarries
Unspecified Materials
Boulders Used for Millstones
3. Millstone Makers and Urban Factories
4. The Rise and Fall of the American Millstone Industry: Producers, Annual Values, and Decline
Millstone Producers
Millstone Values
Millstone Industry Decline
5. Foreign Millstones Imported to America
England
France
Germany
All Millstones Imported into the United States
6. The Millstone Quarrying Industry
Outside the United States
Albania
Austria
Canada
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Luxembourg
Norway
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Studies on Millstones and Querns of Ancient Rome
Miscellaneous Millstone Quarries and Studies
7. Artificial Millstones
8. Tools Used in Making and Sharpening Millstones
Tools Used by Millstone Cutters
Tools Used to Sharpen Millstones
9. Working Conditions and Hazards in the Millstone Industry
Tool Related Injuries
Silicosis
Other Injuries
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
