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"Flour Mills and Insurance" (continued)

Cutting from 'The Finance Chronicle and Insurance Circular', discussing the layout, machinery and processes of roller mills and their associated fire risks. This article is a continuation of DUFF-SBK-001 and DUFF-SBK-002.

The Finance Chronicle and Insurance Circular

The Insurance News and a report on Welsbach incandescent gas lighting system, as well as a description of a mill fire

Various sets of cuttings. The first cutting is a continuation of the article discussing the difficulties in insuring against fire in corn mills in DUFF-SBK-012 and DUFF-SBK-013. The next cutting describes a new Welsbach incandescent gas lighting system. There is then a cutting detailing a fire at Star Mills, Oldham. Next is a series of cuttings discussing a new mutual insurance to be set-up by a conglomerate of millers in the UK, as well as a new sprinkler system for mills, and also discussion of a new company secretary for the Association of British and Irish Millers.

The Insurance News

Insurance News and Lincoln Co-operative Mill and Bakery

1 cutting discusses the difficulties in insuring mills against fire for a profitable margin, and the other cutting, from The Miller, details new construction work for Lincoln Co-operative Mill and Bakery, including new milling machinery, a new building and a switch from steam to electric power.

The Miller

"A visit to Barton Mills, Cirencester"

An article which describes a range of new machinery, including rollers, new power generators, and a sophisticated cleaning plant, brought into Barton Mill by Mr Raymond Allen and Mr Edward J Mead.

The Miller

"Langford Mills, Biggleswade"

The 2 cuttings include a photo of Langford Mills, and an article discussing the roller machinery and "Robinson" system which both Langford Mills and Biggleswade Mill employ.

The Miller

Wendon Mills, Audley End and New Bros' Flour Mills, Newbury

Cuttings from two articles, the first on Wendon Mills, Audley End. The cutting shows a picture of the mill and describe its erection in 1897 by Thomas Robinson and Son Ltd. The second article features the New Bro's Flour Mills, Newbury, with a picture of the mill and a description of their satisfaction at Messrs. A R Tattersall and Co's work in updating the mill with roller milling machinery.

Milling

Automatic sprinklers, Fire Insurance, and Air Bolter

The first two cuttings deal with an automatic sprinkler used in the Shawmut wood pulp mill, New England, USA. The third cutting discusses the sprinklers and insurance for Resolution Mill, Tyldesley, and the last three cuttings are on a discussion in the Canadian Miller about Air Bolters.

Canadian Miller

Flour mill fire risks and a fire in France

The first cutting describes fire risks in roller mills. The second describes a fire in warehouses and granaries in Darblay, France. The third is a picture of Geen Mills, with a note saying it belongs to Messrs T Rowse and Sons.

The Daily Graphic

Travelling representative visits Weymouth Mills

Cutting about the publication's travelling representative visiting Weymouth Mills, Dorset and being given a tour by William Halliwell, the miller, who and describes the mill's Gillen roller system. Mention is made of Halliwell's book "Technics of Flour Milling", a copy of which can be found in the Mills Archive Library.

Milling

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