De Kempermolen is a tower mill in

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which was built in 1882 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a

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History

''De Kempermolen'' was built in 1882 by

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Kreeftenburg of

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, Gelderland for Johan Kemper. In 1890, a steam mill was built next to the windmill. The

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was replaced by a

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c.1901. During the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of

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, the mill was damaged by a

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. The mill was fitted with a pair of Ten Have sails in 1948. It ceased working by wind in 1959 and only the power driven mill was used from this date. The mill was restored in 1975, and was worked occasionally afterwards. The mill remained in the Kemper family until 2000, when it was sold to the Stichting Kempermolen. A further restoration in 2002-03 followed the breakage of a sailstock. ''De Kempermolen'' is listed as a

, № 16067.

Description

''De Kempermolen'' is what the Dutch call a "Beltmolen". It is a three storey tower mill built into a mound which is high. There is no stage, the sails reaching almost down to ground level. The cap is covered in

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. Winding is by tailpole and winch. The sails are a pair of

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, fitted with the Van Bussel system on their leading edges, and a pair Ten Have sails. They have a span of . They are carried on a

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''windshaft'', which was cast by the IJzergieterij De Prins van Oranje,

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in 1873. The windshaft also carries the ''brake wheel'', which has 60 cogs. This drives a ''wallower'' with 31 teeth, which is situated at the top of the ''upright shaft''. At the bottom of the ''upright shaft'' is the ''great spur wheel'', which has 78 cogs. This drives a pair of Cullen stones via a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' with 22 staves.

Public access

''De Kempermolen'' is open by appointment.

References

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