Huizermolen is a post mill in the

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which was built in 1919 and is in working order.

History

The ''Huizermolen'' was built c. 1665 at

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. It had a single storey roundhouse there. A beam in the mill bore the date 1758. The mill was dismantled in 1916 and re-erected at the

in 1919. It was one of the first buildings to be re-erected at the museum. The mill had a roundhouse at this time. In 1949, the mill was repaired using parts from a mill at Mussel, Groningen that had been demolished in 1943. The trestle from that mill was installed, but the mill was not then in working order. At this restoration, the roundhouse was removed. The mill was restored in 1975-76 by

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De Ruiter of

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, Gelderland. This amounted to a complete rebuild of the mill, with only the trestle being retained from the old mill. A new wooden windshaft and sails were fitted. The mill was in need of a new windshaft and sails in 2011. Restoration began in March 2012. The restored mill was set to work on 26 January 2013.

Description

''Huizermolen'' is what the Dutch describe as a "Standerdmolen". It is an open trestle post mill. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are

Common sails Windmills are powered by their sails. Sails are found in different forms, from primitive common sails to the advanced patent sails. Jib sails The jib sail is found in Mediterranean countries and consists of a simple triangle of cloth wound r ...

. They have a span of . The sails are carried on a wooden ''windshaft''. The ''windshaft'' also carries the ''brake wheel'' which has 68 teeth. This drives a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' which has 14 staves and drives a pair of Cullen millstones, the brake wheel from the mill at Mussel being retained. The ''tail wheel'' has 68 teeth.

Public access

''Huizermolen'' is open for external viewing during museum opening times. Access to the mill may generally be gained on Sundays, or whenever the mill is working.

External links

Openluchtmuseum webpage about the mill

References

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