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54/75
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This is the bit from a mill bill, a tool used for dressing a millstone. It originally came from New Mill, in Tring, Hertfordshire. It is stamped with an image of a crown and the words 'EXTRA CAST STEEL' on one side, and 'Will-m Oxley & Company, Rotheram' and a trademark on the other side.
Physical description
1 mill bill bit; steel
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note - '8.5" in length. From New Mill, Tring Ford, Herts. // Stamped with crown + EXTRA CAST STEEL. // On other side "Will-m Oxley + Company, Rotherham, with trade mark of firm a 5 barred gate. //
Production place
Rotherham
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