Boezemvriend
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De Boezemvriend or Molen van De Groeve is a smock mill in De Groeve, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. It was built in 1871. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41097.[1]
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Origin | |
Mill name | De Boezemvriend Molen van De Groeve |
Mill location | Hunzeweg 4, 9473 TE, De Groeve |
Coordinates | 52°06′23″N 6°42′16″E |
Operator(s) | Gemeente Tynaarlo |
Year built | 1871 |
Information | |
Purpose | Drainage mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | Single-storey smock |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
Type of pump | Archimedes' screw |
Other information | Formerly fitted with Patent sails. The only drainage windmill remaining in Drenthe (tjaskers excluded). |
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