W.E. Custer Mill
The W.E. Custer Mill was built in 1913 in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. W.E. Custer operated the mill until he died in 1943. Custer ground flour and also made scratch feed for chickens. The mill had a grain storage capacity of 10,000 bushels. It utilized a roller bearing system powered by a 35 horsepower electric motor which drove the feed department and receiving separator, and an additional 20 horsepower motor to drive the flour department. The mill was lit with electricity but heated by a hot air furnace. The mill footprint is 30x60 feet, with a one-story attached warehouse. Subsequent mill owners continued to operate it until 1962, after which it stood idle for decades. In recent years a new owner seems to have occupied the mill, making many improvements, such as new windows.
Nikon D850 with Nikkor 24 PC-E F3.5 Tilt-Shift lens using rise.vertical shift @ F11, ISO 64.
W.E. Custer Mill
The W.E. Custer Mill was built in 1913 in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. W.E. Custer operated the mill until he died in 1943. Custer ground flour and also made scratch feed for chickens. The mill had a grain storage capacity of 10,000 bushels. It utilized a roller bearing system powered by a 35 horsepower electric motor which drove the feed department and receiving separator, and an additional 20 horsepower motor to drive the flour department. The mill was lit with electricity but heated by a hot air furnace. The mill footprint is 30x60 feet, with a one-story attached warehouse. Subsequent mill owners continued to operate it until 1962, after which it stood idle for decades. In recent years a new owner seems to have occupied the mill, making many improvements, such as new windows.
Nikon D850 with Nikkor 24 PC-E F3.5 Tilt-Shift lens using rise.vertical shift @ F11, ISO 64.