As to the different parts of the internal mechanism, the box destined to contain the two millstones, the fixed stone and the moving stone, the hopper, a sort of large square trough, wide at the top, narrow at the bottom, which would allow the grain to fall on the stones, the oscillating spout intended to regulate the passing of the grain, and lastly the bolting machine, which by the operation of sifting, separates the bran from the flour, were made without difficulty.
Quant aux diverses parties du mécanisme intérieur, la boîte destinée à contenir les deux meules, la meule gisante et la meule courante, la trémie, sorte de grande auge carrée, large du haut, étroite du bas, qui devait permettre aux grains de tomber sur les meules, l'auget oscillant destiné à régler le passage du grain, et auquel son perpétuel tic-tac a fait donner le nom de «babillard», et enfin le blutoir, qui, par l'opération du tamisage, sépare le son de la farine, cela se fabriqua sans peine.