Manufacturer

B. Swift Company

Material

iron
wood

Purpose

This small mill could have been used to grind coffee, grain, or spices. The white powder remnants left in this particular object suggests that it was used as a spice or grist mill.

Creation Date

19th century

Date Details

According to 300 Years of Kitchen Collectibles (Franklin 530), this style of the Beriah Swift Company Coffee/Spice Mill was patented in August of 1845. It also states that this mill, or variations of it, could have been in circulation even before a patent was applied for or granted, similar to the mill referred to in 300 Years of Kitchen Collectibles. Consequently it is reasonable to state that the mill above was probably utilized sometime in the mid nineteenth century.

Marks/Inscription

B. Swift Company

Kitchen Artifact ID

K058