Koffiemolen (English: ''
Coffee Mill'') or Formerumermolen (English: ''Mill of Formerum'') is a smock mill in
Formerum, on the island of
Terschelling
Terschelling (; ; Terschelling dialect: ''Schylge'') is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated between the islands of Vlieland and Ameland.
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Friesland
Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...
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Netherlands
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which was built in 1876 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a
Rijksmonument, number 35076.
[ (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)]
History
The first windmill at Formerum was built in 1502.
''Koffiemolen'' was originally built in 1838 on the Dellewall in west Terschelling for Hendrik Stobbe.
[ At one time, the mill was a corn and mustard mill.][ In 1876, it was moved to its present location by P S Bos.][ In September 1935, one pair of sails was streamlined on the Fok System and one pair of Bilau sails was fitted.][ In 1946, the Friese Molencommissie (English: ''Frisian Mills Commission'') estimated that the mill would cost ƒ5,000 to restore. By this time the mill had lost a pair of sails.][ The mill was sold by Jaap Bos to Jan van Dieren in 1964. He used the ground floor of the mill as a coffee house, but left the machinery in the mill intact. The former engine house was converted to a kitchen and toilet.][ (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view.)]
Description
''Koffiemolen'' is what the Dutch describe as a "stellingmolen" . It is a three-storey smock mill on a one-storey base. The stage is at first-floor level, above ground level. The smock and cap are thatch
Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, Phragmites, water reed, Cyperaceae, sedge (''Cladium mariscus''), Juncus, rushes, Calluna, heather, or palm branches, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away fr ...
ed. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of . The sails are carried on a cast-iron ''windshaft'', which was cast by Prins van Oranje, The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
in 1891.[ The ''windshaft'' also carries the clasp arm ''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'', the ''great spur wheel'', which has 86 cogs. There are two pairs of French Burr stones. One pair is in diameter. It is driven by a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' which has 27 staves. The second pair are Cullen stones, they are in diameter and are driven by a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' which has 28 staves. The other pair is in diameter. It is driven by a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' which has 29 staves.][
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Public access
''Koffiemolen'' is open to the public by appointment.[ (Click on "Informatie" to view.)]
References
{{Dutch Windmills
Windmills in Friesland
Windmills completed in 1876
Smock mills in the Netherlands
Rijksmonuments in Friesland
Terschelling
Octagonal buildings in the Netherlands