The Millstone Industry

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

Charles D. Hockensmith (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

283 Seiten

2009
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-3860-0 (ISBN)

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Compiles information on the millstone industry in the United States, which dates between the mid - 1600s and the mid - 1900s. This book focuses on conglomerate, granite, flint, quartzite, gneiss, and sandstone quarries in different regions and states, along with a general overview of the rise and fall of the American millstone industry.

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.

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Alain Belmont

Preface

Introduction

1. Early American Millstone Documents, 1628–1829

2. Millstone Quarrying in the United States

Conglomerate Quarries

Granite Quarries

Flint and Buhrstone Quarries

Quartzite Quarries

Gneiss Quarries

Sandstone Quarries

Dolomite Quarries

Sienite Quarries

Unspecified Materials

Boulders Used for Millstones

3. Millstone Makers and Urban Factories

4. The Rise and Fall of the American Millstone Industry: Producers, Annual Values, and Decline

Millstone Producers

Millstone Values

Millstone Industry Decline

5. Foreign Millstones Imported to America

England

France

Germany

All Millstones Imported into the United States

6. The Millstone Quarrying Industry

Outside the United States

Albania

Austria

Canada

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Luxembourg

Norway

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Studies on Millstones and Querns of Ancient Rome

Miscellaneous Millstone Quarries and Studies

7. Artificial Millstones

8. Tools Used in Making and Sharpening Millstones

Tools Used by Millstone Cutters

Tools Used to Sharpen Millstones

9. Working Conditions and Hazards in the Millstone Industry

Tool Related Injuries

Silicosis

Other Injuries

Conclusion

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.2009
Zusatzinfo	84 photos, 16 tables, glossary, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	499 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Themenwelt	Technik ► Bergbau
ISBN-10	0-7864-3860-6 / 0786438606
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-3860-0 / 9780786438600
Zustand	Neuware