'Post Office Edinburgh and Leith directory' for 1854-1855
The 'Post-Office Edinburgh and Leith directory' for 1854-1855 includes this advert for J Smith & Son, millstone manufacturers and importers of French burr blocks.
The fabrication of burr block millstones was always done by urban manufacturers such as J Smith's.
The advert illustrates the making of millstones from segments of the burr stone. These were first cemented together and then bound with iron hoops.
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