De Ikkers, Wartena

De Ikkers, Wartena

De Ikkers, June 2010.
Origin
Mill name De Ikkers
Mill location Aan de Saiter, 9003 XT, Wartena
53°08′17″N 5°54′40″E / 53.13806°N 5.91111°E / 53.13806; 5.91111
Operator(s) Stichting Langebrück
Year built 1970
Information
Purpose Drainage mill
Type Hollow post mill
Roundhouse storeys One storey roundhouse
Number of sails Four sails
Type of sails Common sails
Windshaft Wood
Winding Tailpole and winch
Auxiliary power Electric motor
Type of pump Archimedes' screw

De Akkers is a hollow post mill in Wartena, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1970 and has been restored so that it can turn in the wind. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.

History

De Akkers was built in the 18th century. In 1921, it was moved to Snikzwaag, Friesland to replace a tjasker. In 1970, the derelict mill was bought by the Stichting Langebrück, Amsterdam, North Holland. It was moved to Wartena and restored.[1] A similar mill, the Saitermolen, had previously stood on the site.[2] The mill was restored in 1986 by millwright Westra of Franeker, Friesland.[1] The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, №22934.[3]

Description

For an explanation of the various items of machinery, see Mill machinery.

De Deels is what the Dutch describe as a Spinnekopmolen. It is a hollow post mill on a single storey roundhouse. The mill is winded by a winch. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 9.70 metres (31 ft 10 in). The sails are carried on a wooden windshaft. The windshaft carries the brake wheel which has 27 cogs. This drives the wallower (15 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. The Archimedes' screw is 70 centimetres (2 ft 4 in) diameter. It is worked by an electric motor. No other machinery remains.[1][3]

References

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Dutch Rijksmonument 22934
  1. 1 2 3 Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. p. 222. ISBN 90 330 1522 6.
  2. ↑ "Polder 81, Saitermolen/ Saitermone, Warten/ Wartena" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Wartena, Fryslân" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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