Grinder

Object/Artifact

-

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Grinder

Entry/Object ID

1993.03.40

Description

Lens Grinder SN M1788; (Spenser Lens Co., Buffalo, N.Y.) Black and bronze colour. Wheel, with a small knob handle, connected to piece. Has many hinges and dials, and several springs.

Collection

Textile Industry

Cataloged By

Barrie, E

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Grinding machines, Grinding, Lenses, Hand, Textile machinery

Search Terms

Textile Industry

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Grinder

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

7 in

Length

11 in

Material

Iron, Heavy metal

Location

Location

Shelf

Shelf 5

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Shelf

Shelf 28, Shelf 28

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Whit, Elizabeth

Date

June 9, 2017

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-02-08

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 5, 1994

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 21, 2025