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1996
GUSN-169696
The story of Oliver Evans' automated flour mill design is twisty and thorny. While Evans is recognized as one of the most important inventors of his time, and his impact on agriculture in New England is immeasurable, he let the design for the flour mill slip through his hands, as a published version provided many mechanics with a blueprint for their own mills.
Article ID 69
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Old-Time New England
SC001.1996.074.261.001
The story of Oliver Evans' automated flour mill design is twisty and thorny. While Evans is recognized as one of the most important inventors of his time, and his impact on agriculture in New England is immeasurable, he let the design for the flour mill slip through his hands, as a published version provided many mechanics with a blueprint for their own mills.
Volume 74, Number 261 (Spring 1996)
Richard M. Candee (Author)
(1996). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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