My favorite introductory books for mill nomenclature with good pictures:

Vince, John 1978. Mills and Millwrighting. Shire Album #33, Shire
Publications, Ltd. Printed by C.I. Thomas & Sons, Haverfordwest, UK. Small
pamphlet I bought this at Old Sturbridge Village. Pictures with labels.

Reynolds, John. 1970. Windmills & Watermills. Praeger, New York. Nice
drawings.

Smith, Diana. 1989. The Tide Mill at Eling: History of a Working Mill.
Ensign, Southampton. This is a pamphlet with a nice cutaway picture showing
the millworkings.

regards,
suzanne



On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 7:05 AM, Chris McCabe <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> I wonder if anyone might know where I can find some details (nomenclature,
> relevant designs, etc.) on the mechanism of a typical 19th century
> waterwheel mill, specifically the wheel, shaft, and gearing. The site is a
> former grist mill destroyed during the Civil War located on a north Georgia
> creek. Many thanks,
>
> Chris McCabe
> Georgia DNR, Savannah
>