Money making; stamping and milling the disks and weighing the finished coins mb-code 1239196 Plate 1 from the book

Plate 1 from the book Curiosities of glass making with details of the processes and productions of ancient and modern ornamental glass manufacture by Apsley Pellatt (David Bogue

carrying two large pails with a number of smaller jugs attached

The old farmhouse

Its principal aims were to provide compensation for evicted tenants

Money making; stamping and milling the disks and weighing the finished coins mb-code 1239196 Plate 1 from the bookMoney making; stamping and milling the disks and weighing the finished coins, 20th century. When the disks have been cut they are 'marked' (top left), that is, the edge is slightly raised to protect the coin from abrasion, then washed in acid, cleaned in sawdust and dried by hot air. The disks are next stamped (top right). Finally the coins are weighed (bottom) in a room full of balances that are inspected daily. The coins fall automatically into one