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The present article is devoted to the history of an oil mill situated in Mszadla, poviat Skierniewice, Łódzkie voivodeship. It was constructed and operated by Władysław Malesa (1912-2000), a very active inhabitant of the village of Mszadla. Since 1935, he belonged to the United People’s Party [Zjednoczone Stronnictwo Ludowe], and during World War II, he was a member of Peasants’ Batallions [Bataliony Chłopskie]. Apart from farmer’s work and oil production, he also ran seasonal manufacture of concrete roof tiles. Władysław Malesa’s oil mill was established in 1948, and it worked until 2000. It was located in one of the buildings of Mr Malesa’s farm, and the following machines were used there: a lever press, a cylindrical grinder (crusher), a fanner, an open furnace with a pot to heat post-extraction seed meal, and a meal box. The oil mill used to work seasonally, during Advent before Christmas and during Lent before Easter. Rapeseed oil was its main product, although some times flax or mustard plant were pressed, too. The so-called oil-cake which remained after pressing was used as animal feed. In 2010, the Oil Mill was bought by the Museum of Archaeology and Etnography in Łódź. The machines were then renovated, and in 2013 became part of an open-air village museum [Łęczycka Zagroda Chłopska] in Kwiatkówek near Łęczyca. Special oil-pressing presentations are sometimes organised for visitors of the mill.
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The present paper focuses on the history of industrial activity in Stoczek Łukowski and surrounding areas. The territorial scope of the study is limited by the current administrative borders of the town and commune of Stoczek Łukowski, whereas chronologically, it focuses on the period from the 16th century and the first decade of the 21st century. The paper focuses on the history of industry in this area, which is presented by means of description of individual trades. The most powerful branches in and around Stoczek Łukowski included agriculture and food industries, especially milling, and the mineral industry – brickyards. Industrial facilities operated on the basis of the local natural resources. In terms of structure, these were mostly petty industry enterprises which served local inhabitants’ needs.
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This work presents the history of an oil factory from Mnich-Kolonia located in the poviat of Kutno. The oil factory founded and owned by Leonard Wasielewski operated from the early 1960s to the late 1980s. Technological devices built by the founder of the factory were original and unique construction solutions. They included a screw oil press, a crushing roller mill, and a hearth with a cauldron to heat oil meal. In the oil factory, opened during the Advent, rapeseed oil was pressed and sometimes also mustard oil. The remaining technological devices for oil production were bought in 2012 by the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography in Łódź. Since July 2013, they are a part of an exhibition in the oil factory in “Łęczycka Zagroda Chłopska” [Łęczyca Peasant Homestead] in Kwiatkówek near Łęczyca.
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The present article focuses on the history of the farmers’ cottage in the Chorki village, Łęczyca poviat. It was built of straw and clay in the late 19th century. Until 2007, it was inhabited by the Skalski family. The house was documented for the first time in the 1960s by Bożenna Paszkowska-Wróblewska, an ethnographer from the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography in Łódź, as part of the studies of clay buildings of the Chorki village. At present, it is the last At present, it is the last surviving example of a clay house in this village. Abandoned, it is meant to be demolished soon.
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