Model of a Spedding Mill

Replica spedding mill comprising serrated edged steel wheel. geared through two toothed brass gear wheels to a crank handle of turned wood. Set within a steel framework with feet encased in leather laced with a leather thong. A spedding mill is a device that was used for the illumination of mines. The original is held by the Science Museum, London. Number seventy of a limited edition run. Linked to 2001.2.2 - Eureka! The Journal of Mining Collectibles