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De Kat is the only remaining working
windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some ...
in the world which makes paint. The
mill Mill may refer to: Science and technology * * Mill (grinding) * Milling (machining) * Millwork * Textile mill * Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel * List of types of mill * Mill, the arithmetic unit of the Analytical Engine early ...
is in the
Zaanse Schans Zaanse Schans () is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk, Netherlands. It is best known for its collection of windmills and wooden houses that were relocated here from the wider region north of Amsterdam for preservation. From 1961 to 1974, o ...
,
Zaanstad Zaanstad () is a Dutch municipality in the province of North Holland, situated northwest of Amsterdam. Its main city is Zaandam. It is part of the conurbation and metropolitan area of Amsterdam. It had a population of in . Topography Popul ...
. The original mill 'De Kat' was built in 1646 as an
oil mill An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...
. In 1782 it was destroyed by fire but was rapidly rebuilt again. The mill was in use until 1904 and then was partially demolished. In 1960 the eight-sided paint mill 'De Duinjager' was removed from its former position owing to urban development and placed on top of the old storehouse of 'De Kat'. The mill is again grinding raw materials such as chalk to make pigments for paints in the traditional way. The mill is owned by the Vereniging De Zaansche Molen.


Gallery

File:Zaanse Schans molen De Kat.jpg, View of the mill File:Zaanse Schans molen De Kat droogschuurtje.jpg, Drying shed for chalk File:Zaanse Schans molen De Kat klompen bij de deur.jpg, Clogs at the door File:Zaanse Schans verfmolen De Kat - kantstenen.jpg, Side stones File:Zaanse Schans verfmolen De Kat - pigmenttonnen.jpg, Pigment containers File:Zaanse Schans verfmolen De Kat - kantstenen met pigment.jpg, Side stone with red pigment


See also

* De Huisman, Zaandam *
De Os, Zaandam De Os () is an oil windmill in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. Between the saw mills Het Jonge Schaap and Het Klaverblad is the hull of the oil mill De Os. The mill was built in 1663 and is one of the oldest industrial windmills in the Zaan. Until ...
*
De Zoeker, Zaandam De Zoeker (''The Seeker'') is the name of an oil windmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. Its purpose is to press seeds such as linseed and rapeseed into vegetable oil. It is the only oil mill still in operation, and is one of five rema ...
* De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaandam *
Het Jonge Schaap, Zaandam Het Jonge Schaap (; ''The young sheep'') is the name of a wooden wind powered sawmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad. The original mill was built in 1680 and demolished in 1942. Between 2005 and 2007, a replica o ...
*
Smock mill The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded, thatched, or shingled tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This typ ...


External links

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Vereniging de Zaansche Molen

Een uitgebreid fotoverslag

Film about the mill
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