De Vlijt, Diever
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De Vlijt is a smock mill
in Diever
, in Drenthe
province of the Netherlands
. It was built in 1882. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument
, number 12907.
Rietsma, incorporating parts from a drainage mill that formerly stood at Eesterga
, Friesland
. De Vlijt was last used by wind power 1938 and after that was worked by an oil engine. After 1940 the mill became derelict. In 1955, the mill was restored by millwright H J Huberts of Coevorden
. In 1956 the mill restarted commercial operation, and was worked until 1965. Further restoration of the mill was carried out in 1978. In 1979, the mill was purchased by the local authority in Westerveld.
.
Smock mill
The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind...
in Diever
Diever
Diever is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 18 km northwest of Hoogeveen....
, in Drenthe
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...
province of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It was built in 1882. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument
Rijksmonument
A rijksmonument is a National Heritage Site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.-History and criteria:...
, number 12907.
History
A smock mill on this site was burnt down in 1882. A replacement was built by Diever millwrightMillwright
A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction and maintenance of machinery.Early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper...
Rietsma, incorporating parts from a drainage mill that formerly stood at Eesterga
Eesterga
Eesterga is a small village in Lemsterland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 43 citizens .-External links:*...
, Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
. De Vlijt was last used by wind power 1938 and after that was worked by an oil engine. After 1940 the mill became derelict. In 1955, the mill was restored by millwright H J Huberts of Coevorden
Coevorden
Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...
. In 1956 the mill restarted commercial operation, and was worked until 1965. Further restoration of the mill was carried out in 1978. In 1979, the mill was purchased by the local authority in Westerveld.
Description
De Vlijt is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante stellingmolen", a smock mill with a stage. It has a three storey base and a two storey smock. The stage is 3.85 metre above ground level. The smock and cap are thatched. The four Common sails have aerodynamic lift creating devices on the leading edge using the Fauël system. They have a span of 18.5 metre. The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft which was cast in 1858 by millwright Fyenoord. It carries the brake wheel, which has 48 teeth. This drives the wallower (27 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft the great spur wheel with 93 cogs drives the lantern pinion stone nut with 25 staves. This drives the single pair of French Burr millstones. A second pair of millstones is driven by electric motorElectric motor
An electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.Most electric motors operate through the interaction of magnetic fields and current-carrying conductors to generate force...
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