grain grinder, circa 1920

Significance

This domestic appliance is typical of the period when food processing was done at home. It would have been before the time of mass food processing factories

Physical description

Black metal grain grinder. Top slides off to collect the ground grain. Opening at top to pour in grain. The back has holes to screw or nail to bench. There is a long grinding arm of metal with a wooden handle.

Inscriptions & markings

Underneath -3
Under storer - T&C Clark & Co - Wolverhampton
Bottom of handle - Clark & Co

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