De Hond ( en, The Dog) is a smock mill in

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which was built in 1861 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a

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History

''De Hond'' was built in 1861 for Hendrik Friedes Ritzema of Surhuisterveen and Pieter Geerts Sijtsma of

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. It was acquired in 1882 by J F Dam of Burum. In 1950, G P Dam asked for permission to demolish the mill. This was granted in 1953. The mill was not demolished. It was sold in 1968 to Vereniging De Hollandsche Molen for a symbolic ƒ1. The mill was restored in 1969-71 by

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A Roemeling of

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. On 28 December 1977, ''De Hond'' was sold to Stichting De Fryske Mole, becoming that organisation's 18th mill. A further restoration took place in 1995. New sails were fitted in 2008. The mill is listed as a

, № 31591.

Description

''De Hond'' is what the Dutch describe as a "Stellingmolen". It is a smock mill on a brick base. The stage is above ground level. The smock and cap are thatched. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are

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. They have a span of . The sails are carried on a cast-iron ''windshaft'' which was made by Gietijzerij H. J. Koning of Foxham, Groningen in 1904. The ''windshaft'' also carries the ''brake wheel'', which has 61 cogs. This drives the ''wallower'' (32 cogs) at the top of the ''upright shaft''. At the bottom of the ''upright shaft'' is the ''great spur wheel'', which has 85 cogs. The ''great spur wheel'' drives one pair of millstones via a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' which has 23 staves. The

millstone Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, for grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or grinding stones. Millstones come in pairs: a convex stationary base known as the ''bedstone'' and ...

s are diameter. The two pairs of pearl barley stones are each driven by a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' which has 20 staves.

Millers

*Hendrik Friedes Ritzema (1861–82) *Pieter Geerts Sijtsma (1861–82) *J F Dam (1882- ) *G P Dam ( -1950) References for above:-

Public access

''De Hond'' is open to the public on Saturdays between 13:00 and 16:00.

References

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