Grenszicht, Emmer-Compascuum
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Grenszicht (English Border view) or Molen van Geerdink is a smock mill in Emmer-Compascuum, Netherlands. It was built in 1907. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 14690.[1]
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Origin | |
Mill name | Grenszicht Molen van Geerdink |
Mill location | Hoofdkanal W.Z. 109, 7881 AE, Emmer-Compascuum |
Coordinates | 52°49′16″N 7°03′40″E |
Operator(s) | Private |
Year built | 1907 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | Four-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
Auxiliary power | Steam engine, then a 22 horsepower (16 kW) oil engine, then a 25 horsepower (19 kW) electric motor. |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs of Cullen stones |
Size of millstones | 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) |
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