Fairbairn, William, Sir, 1789-1874 · London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green · leaf 186
ach bush, and filled with hemp and tallow for the lubricationof the mill-spindle; and the whole is carefully protected fromdust by slips of sheet-iron screwed over it. The Millstones.—The diameter of the millstones most in useat the present day is 4 feet, and their thickness about 12 inches;one… … Fig. 277.
Mills and mill-work · Machinery
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