Animal power

Animal-driven millstones in a bakery at Ostia near Rome

SWAT-014
Item
2009

SWAT-008
Item
2016

Animals were first used to turn millstones in Greece and Italy in the 4th century BC. The ‘hour-glass’ or Pompeiian mill, turned by a donkey or horse, was probably the earliest form of powered mill to be used in Britain, introduced by the Romans in the 1st century AD.

"The Horse Mill, Henley on Thames"

SMDN-2009.0029
Item
2009

Part of Small Donations

Research notes on the history of the mill and location plan.

Cottingham, Ann

Letter and four photographs from Clare Byrne

ROBE-1130119
Item
30 September 1996 [1995]

Part of Niall Roberts Collection

Letter from Clare Byrne to Niall Roberts enclosing four photographs of an animal powered three-roll vertical crusher sugar mill in Buena Vista, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
(All photographs are of the same three-roll vertical crusher).

Roman style mill replica in museum

FWGC-1112864
Item
Late 20th century

Part of Frank W Gregory Collection

Documents and photographs relating to Philippine milling

ROBE-1130251
File
1980s

Part of Niall Roberts Collection

Contains correspondence between Niall and Abercio V Rotor; two photographs of oxen working rice fields; one photograph of a Philippine cane mill; "Anatomy of the Rice Grain" article; photocopy from a publication about rice grains; one article by A V Rotor, "Facts and Myths About The Water Buffalo".

Apple crusher

JKMC-DRW-35-021
Item
July 1978

Part of J Kenneth Major Foundation Collection

Tracing; 415x410; Measured; Original; Ink; J.K.Major; 3d apple press. Keim Homestead; Lobachsville; PA.

Major, J Kenneth (1928-2009), architect

Donkey wheels, treadmills

SPAB-BAS-377
File
1957-1969

Part of SPAB Mills Section Collection

Two oxen raising water

MCFC-1119301
Item
No date

Part of Mildred Cookson Foundation Collection

Watermill in Mesopotamia.

Unknown photographer

"Donkey mill is saved"

CUTT-03049
Item
8 November 1968

Part of Press Cuttings Collection

Article in the 'Brighton Argus' about the refurbishment of the local donkey mill in the Corporation-owned Stanmer Park.

Images of windmills, animal powered mills and millstone manufacture

EMGC-04-16
Subseries
1840 - 1957

Part of E M Gardner Collection

This Sub - Series features 10 photographs and 1 photocopy of a painting. There are three photographs of windmills, three photographs, one engraving and one photocopy of a painting which feature Animal Powered Mills and the last three photographs are copyrighted images of the Times newspaper demonstrating the industrial process of millstone manufacture. A postcard presenting an illustration of animal powered mills in India used to belong to this folder. However, this item as with all other postcards has been moved to the new postcard folder. It is important to note that the images of millstone manufacture have not been added as Digital Object files to the catalogue entries as The Times could still own the copyright of these specific images.

Gardner, Emilie Montgomery (1882-1959)