Held at: | Private collection |
Reference: | LD_rs_0001 |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Photograph of Pontys Mill |
Place name: | Longtown |
Date: | 1997 |
Description:
Close up photograph of the crown wheel at Pontys Mill, showing the two bevel gears and their lay shafts, which could be engaged or disengaged independently using wooden levers. The use of a double crown wheel with two concentric gears is unusual, but allowed the miller a lot of flexibility in controlling the different pieces of machinery driven from each lay shaft.
Observations:
None
Ref: rs_lon_0005