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Cast iron wallowers
Drawing of cast iron wallowers at Deeze Hoek (Piquetberg) and Compagne's Drift (Bot River, Caledon).
Gear systems of various mills
Drawing of gear systems, depicting detail of 'Vitruvian' drives: (a) Verloren Vallei, Ceres (a lantern and a bridge-tree) and (b) Deeze Hoek, Piketberg (a wallower and a bridge-tree), Spur-wheel drives: (c) Elim, Bredasdorp ...
Suggested restoration of water-wheel
Drawing of the suggested restoration of a water-wheel, depicting detail of a wooden trough (launder), a 3 in x 4 in spoke, a trough, 4 iron bars, a shaft, a mill wall and a pit wheel. Details are also provided of a section ...
Elim Mill, control of the water-supply
Drawing of the control of the water-supply at Elim mill, depicting detail of an overflow penstock, a mill-pond, an overflow, a pivoted sluice, a penstock, a head-race or leat, a flood-hatch, a wooden launder, flume or lade, ...