Image: Snuff Grinding: gearing in the snuff mill, Golden Valley, near Tickenhill, Bewdley (late 20th century)
[Image from: Bewdley Museum]
Summary
Snuff was an important consumer product in the 18th century. Rich and poor “took” snuff and it was processed in several locations. Outside Bewdley, a snuff mill was created to grind the raw material, tobacco. The history of the industry is linked to early 20th century photographs, which show the abandoned and derelict mill and machinery.
Sections: [Click on the images on the right to access each section]
1. Taking Snuff
2. Work and Labour
3. Bewdley Snuff Mill
4. Snuff Grinding
5. The Decline of Snuff Taking
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