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Caption: Marker detail: Steps in the milling process
Additional Description: - Purifiers separated bran and wheat germ particles from flour.
- Separators removed large debris from grain. Bran dusters recovered flour.
- Cockle machines and aspirators cleaned grain. Sifters separated flour granulations.
- Brush machines scrubbed grain. Packer machines filled sacks and barrels.
- Stone grinders broke grain kernels and successive roller mills reduced the particle sizes.
- Main drive shaft took power from turbine using gears. Pulleys on shaft powered leather belts to machines.
Submitted: October 4, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p448140
File Size: 1.305 Megabytes

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