Commercially made cane mill

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Object ID:

1950.145.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Makers

S. W. Halsey

Description

Sugar mill of wood. The base of the mill is a rectangular box hinged to the top. The top has two rectangular sides which are angled inward so the mouth of the mill is wider than the base. The mill is made up of a cylinder with two spiraled rolls with 18 pegs. These pegs interlace with rows of 19 pegs on either long side. The cylinder is controlled by a large arm with a turned handle. Sides are secured with metal nails. Opposite the hinges there is a single strip of metal hooked on to two screws, one screw at top and one screw at bottom.

New York Mount Lebanon

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