Second Floor Buhr Millstone

Photograph

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Mill at Anselma

Burr On Edge in a Crane

Burr On Edge in a Crane

Name/Title

Second Floor Buhr Millstone

Description

French Buhr Millstone, a freshwater Quartz stone quarried in the Paris basin of France.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Context

The Buhr stone is on edge being held by the stone crane and it's bail. The stone crane is used, when cranked by hand, to lift the running stone to turn it over for dressing the stone when needed.