Model of a corn mill at Toulouse, c.1753
Demainbray acquired several fine models on his travels through France. This one is of a corn mill on the river Garonne at Toulouse. The water was directed through a narrow channel on to a paddle wheel. The paddle was connected to a shaft which turned the upper grinding wheel. Demainbray later claimed that the model of this mill was 'the only one brought to England'.
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