Description
The quern, sometimes referred to as a hand mill, consists of two flat stones with grooved surfaces. The stones were moved in a circular fashion by a hand-held peg while dried grain was poured into a large opening in the top of the stone. The ground meal was then collected on a sheet or skin as it spilled out the side of the quern. Smaller verions were used to grind herbs, as well as tobacco. - information provided by Laurie Stanley-Blackwell
Quern
- Type
- image
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- 405
- Source
- Laurie Stanley-Blackwell and John Blackwell
- File ID
- 2024-06-06b
- Added
- Jun 7, 2024
- Contributed by
- Teresa MacKenzie
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