Millstone Industry

A Summary of Research on Quarries and Producers in the United States, Europe and Elsewhere

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

Since prehistoric times, the process of cutting rock to make millstones has been one of the most important industries in the world. The first part of this book compiles information on the millstone industry in the United States, which dates between the mid-1600s and the mid-1900s. Primarily based on archival research and brief accounts published in geological and historical volumes, it focuses on conglomerate, granite, flint, quartzite, gneiss, and sandstone quarries in different regions and states. The second part focuses on the millstone quarrying industry in Europe and other areas.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-05-26
Mått:178 x 254 x 14 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:283
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786438600

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Charles D. Hockensmith worked as a staff archaeologist with the Kentucky Heritage Council for 27 years before retiring in July 2008. He has published extensively on several historic industries with special emphasis on millstone quarries, bricks manufacturing, and lime kilns.

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“fascinating and well worth the read”—Old Mill News; “Hockensmith has done a great service to those who study millstones and quarrying...an important case study...a grand survey...indispensable”—Historical Archaeology.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword by Alain Belmont Preface Introduction 1. Early American Millstone Documents, 1628–1829 2. Millstone Quarrying in the United States Conglomerate QuarriesGranite QuarriesFlint and Buhrstone QuarriesQuartzite QuarriesGneiss QuarriesSandstone QuarriesDolomite QuarriesSienite QuarriesUnspecified MaterialsBoulders Used for Millstones3. Millstone Makers and Urban Factories 4. The Rise and Fall of the American Millstone Industry: Producers, Annual Values, and Decline Millstone ProducersMillstone ValuesMillstone Industry Decline5. Foreign Millstones Imported to America EnglandFranceGermanyAll Millstones Imported into the United States6. The Millstone Quarrying IndustryOutside the United States AlbaniaAustriaCanadaCzech RepublicFranceGermanyGreat BritainGreeceHungaryItalyLuxembourgNorwaySloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyStudies on Millstones and Querns of Ancient RomeMiscellaneous Millstone Quarries and Studies7. Artificial Millstones 8. Tools Used in Making and Sharpening Millstones Tools Used by Millstone CuttersTools Used to Sharpen Millstones9. Working Conditions and Hazards in the Millstone Industry Tool Related InjuriesSilicosisOther InjuriesConclusion Glossary Bibliography Index