Quern stone

Quern stone

ID: QZP99_97193_07_08 DESCRIPTION: Corn was ground using a device called a quern. Two round, flat stones were placed one on top of the other and the grain was poured into a hole in the middle of the top stone. The top stone was then turned, using a wooden handle, to grind the grain between the two stones. The flour would trickle out at the sides. This photograph has an example of a quern without the wooden handle. This image comes from a collection gifted to Edinburgh Central Library by Dr Isabel F. Grant. The collection includes photographs taken by a number of different photographers. PLACENAME: unidentified SOURCE: Edinburgh and Scottish Collection, Edinburgh Central Library COLLECTION: I F Grant Photographic Archive Asset ID: 38926 KEYWORDS: