''De Hondsrug'' is a

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, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1910 and is listed as a

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, number 14964.

History

The first windmill on this site was built in 1863. It ground

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and

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. The mill burnt down on 4 June 1870. A new mill was built to replace it but was burnt down in 1909. To replace that mill, the drainage mill ''Flikkezijlsterpoldermolen'' was moved from

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. Repairs were made to the mill in 1938 and the following year the sails were fitted with streamlined leading edges. In 1945, the mill lost a pair of sails and ceased work. It was restored in 1988. (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view.) A new cap and sails were made and fitted, and the mill rethatched. The mill was then named ''De Hondsrug'', having previously been nameless. It is named after a ridge of sandhills in Groningen.See :nl:Hondsrug

Description

''De Hoop'' is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante beltmolen". It is a two-storey smock mill on a two-storey brick base. There is no stage, a bank of earth thrown up against the lower storey of the base provides access to the sails. The smock and cap are thatched. The mill is winded by a tailpole and winch. The four Common sails have a span of and are carried in a cast-iron ''windshaft'' which was cast by Prins van Oranje,

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in 1896. The ''windshaft'' also carries the ''brake wheel'', which has 59 cogs. This drives the ''wallower'' (31 cogs) at the top of the ''upright shaft''. At the bottom of the ''upright shaft'', the ''great spur wheel'', which has 108 cogs, drives the French Burr stones via a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' with 33 staves. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)

Public access

''De Hondsrug'' is open to the public by appointment. (Click on "Informatie" to view.)

References

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