General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD WITH METAL GEARS, SHAFTS, PARTS/ (INCLUDING TIN SHEETING & CAST IRON)/ GLASS WINDOWS/ CW BRUSHES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

264.0 cm

Width

123.0 cm

Height

212.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GREEY

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

C. 1900 to late 1970s

Canada

Middlings purifiers were introduced into Canadian milling in the mid-1800s. They were an essential step in the gradual-reduction process of flour milling, which gradually replaced stone milling, and which had been first adopted in Europe. The Toronto-based Canadian manufacturer Greey made and marketed this Velocity purifier.

Function

This middlings purifier is a large power-operated machine that separated, or sifted, wheat after its first grinding or break, which produced middlings. Middlings contain all the useful components derived from wheat grain: bran, germ, and flour. These components went on to further refining processes.

Technical

The purification of middlings was an important step in the gradual-reduction process of flour milling. This process was slower than millstone milling, but produced higher quality flour. By 1887 purifiers were well established in Canadian mills.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STENCILED BLACK LETTERING ON WOOD PANELS OF ONE END READS 'VELOCITY', `MIDDLINGS/ PURIFIER', 'Manufactured by/ Wm. & J.G. GREEY/ Cor. Church &/ Esplanade Sts./ TORONTO/ STENCILED BLACK LETTERING ON 4 DETACHED SIDE PANELS READS ON TWO 'Manufactured by/ Wm. & J.G. GREEY' & ON OTHER PAIR 'Cor. Church & Esplanade Sts./ TORONTO'

Missing

SOME GLASS WINDOWS, ALL OTHERS EXCEPT 1 ARE NOT ORIGINAL/ PORCELAIN KNOB, REMAINING 1 IS NOT ORIGINAL From CA of 07/23/1997 by Pat Montero: Undetermined

Finish

BROWN WOOD, POSSIBLY ORIGINALLY STAINED & VARNISHED/ METAL FINISH OBSCURED.

Decoration

BLACK STENCILED DESIGN CONSISTING OF SCROLL-LIKE PATTERN & BROKEN LINE FORMING BORDER AROUND EDGES OF WOOD BODY PIECES & DETACHED SIDE PANELS/ BLACK LINING ON ONE WINDOW.