Arnhem post mill (1946)

Arnhem post mill
The mill in September 2009.
Origin
Mill location	Schelmseweg 89, 6816 SJ, Arnhem
Coordinates	52°00′42″N 5°54′33″E
Operator(s)	Netherlands Open Air Museum
Year built	1946
Information
Purpose	Drainage mill
Type	Hollow post mill
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Common sails
Windshaft	Wood
Winding	Tail vane
Type of pump	Centrifugal 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

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. The mill was restored to working order in 2009.

Description

For an explanation of the various items of machinery, see Mill machinery.

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. At the bottom of the upright shaft a centrifugal pump is driven.

Public access

The mill can be viewed externally during museum opening hours.

See also

Windmills in Arnhem

• De Hoop
• De Kroon

Windmills in the Netherlands Open Air Museum

• Boktjasjker
• Het Fortuyn
• Huizermolen
• Mijn Genoegen
• Spinnenkop
• Arnhem post mill (1989)
• Arnhem smock mill (1960)

External links

• Openluchtmuseum webpage about the mill (in Dutch)