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Arnhem post mill (1946)

Coordinates: 52°00′42″N 5°54′33″E / 52.01167°N 5.90917°E / 52.01167; 5.90917
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Arnhem post mill
The mill in September 2009.
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Origin
Mill locationSchelmseweg 89, 6816 SJ, Arnhem
Coordinates52°00′42″N 5°54′33″E / 52.01167°N 5.90917°E / 52.01167; 5.90917
Operator(s)Netherlands Open Air Museum
Year built1946
Information
PurposeDrainage mill
TypeHollow post mill
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftWood
WindingTail vane
Type of pumpCentrifugal pump

A hollow post mill at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands was originally built at Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands. It was dismantled in 1946 and re-erected at the museum. The mill has been restored to working order.

History

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The mill was originally built to drain the Oude en Nieuwe Goudse Polder at Gouda, South Holland. It was dismantled in 1946 and re-erected at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland.[1] The mill was restored to working order in 2009.[2]

Description

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The mill is what the Dutch describe as a Weidemolen (English: Meadow mill). It is a small hollow post mill on a roundhouse. The mill is winded by tail vane. The buck and roundhouse are covered in boards. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 5.90 metres (19 ft 4 in). The sails are carried on a wooden windshaft. The windshaft carries the brake wheel which has 32 cogs. This drives the wallower (9 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft.[1] At the bottom of the upright shaft a centrifugal pump is driven.[2]

Public access

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The mill can be viewed externally during museum opening hours.[1]

See also

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Windmills in Arnhem

Windmills in the Netherlands Open Air Museum

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Arnhem, Gelderland" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Openluchtmuseum (Weidemolen) te Arnhem, Over de Molen" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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