Grindstone

Small grindstone, Hancock, MA

Object ID:
1959.10897.1
Community:
Massachusetts, Hancock
Description

A grindstone set in a semi-circular cast iron trough. The light-gray grindstone is a circular disk held in place by a cast iron plates on either side. The grinstone is propelled by an attached cast iron arm. The cast iron has remnants of black paint. The trough is attached to a rectangular wooden base which has a bevel edge on top.

Massachusetts Hancock

Massachusetts Hancock

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Shaker Museum Grindstone. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=21942. Accessed on November 28, 2024

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