>Surely wherever in the world there was a need to crush ore, the technology
>for the crazing mill was already in place.
> Perhaps then it is a case of technology
>adaptation rather than diffusion.
Phil,
Agreed, but whilst the incentive to adapt the crazing mill to the
preparation of silver-bearing ores in Devon was there in the early 14th
century it does not appear to have been used. I look forward to some future
investigation which might provide a handle on the first use of the mill in
the tin industry.
Peter
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