Grinding Millstone

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Grinding Millstone

Entry/Object ID

1976. .228

Description

Irregular granite rock. Smooth--no sharp edges. Numerous pit marks (shallow) all over. Unidentified stain on bottom, black drip mark. Unidentifed rush coloured mark on top right side. Mount (rectangular platform with carpet) built by Tom Groves Sept., 1987. Millstone (granite). This was used to roll the oats at the Brackman-Ker mill. It was originally brought from Scotland as a ballast in a boat. The stones were placed in a large bin which rotated. The stones rolled over the oats flattening them and producing "rolled oats". Made by stone mason Peter Imerie.

Acquisition

Accession

1976. .

Source (if not Accessioned)

Imerie, Peter

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Millstone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Grain Processing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Food Processing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Food Processing & Preparation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

grinding millstone

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

January 20, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 22, 2025