't Zwaantje, Nijemirdum

Smock mill in the Netherlands 't Zwaantje, Nijemirdum Poldermolen Zwaantje, Nijemirdum. 26-05-2020 (actm.) 01.jpg 250px 't Zwaantje (The Little Swan), a smock mill in Nijemirdum, Friesland, Netherlands 't Zwaantje Nabij Sânfeardyk 1, 8566 JP Nijemirdum 52 50 56 N 5 34 25 E type:landmark_region:NL inline,title Stichting De Fryske Mole 1878 Drainage mill Smock mill Two storey smock Single storey base Eight sides Four sails Common sails Cast iron Tailpole and winch Archimedes screw t Zwaantje (en The Little Swan) is a smock mill in Nijemirdum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1878. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument. History The mill was probably built in 1878, replacing an earlier mill that had been built c.1790 and had burnt down. Draining the Huitebuurster polder,http://www.molens.nl/site/dbase/molen.php?pagina=overdemolen&mid=860&toonoverzicht=1 t Zwaantje /vh. Huitebuurstermolen te Nijemirdum, Technische gegevens / Geschiedenis De Hollandsche Molen nl 6 September 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141009112541/http://www.molens.nl/site/dbase/molen.php?pagina=overdemolen&mid=860&toonoverzicht=1 9 October 2014 it was formerly named De Huitebuurstermolen, only being renamed t Zwaantje in 1987. In 1956, the mill was partly dismantled and a Lister diesel engine was installed to pump water. The mill was restored in 1986 by Messrs Waghenbrugghe of Sneek, Friesland. The restoration incorporated the sails, windshaft, brake wheel and Archimedes' screw from De Noordster (en The North Star), Nieuwe Bildtdijk, which had been demolished in 1984. It was thought that De Noordster only dated from 1936, and thus it was not listed as a Rijksmonument. This was an error, as the mill actually dated from 1818; 1936 being the date that the leading edges of the sails were fitted with Dekkerised leading edges. 't Zwaantje was capable of draining or pumping water into the polder. The mill was restored in 1987. 't Zwaantje was sold to Stichting De Fryske Mole on 1 January 1996, the 47th mill acquired by that organisation.Stichting De Fryske Mole 1995 Friese Molens 236, 259 Friese Pers Boekerij bv Leeuwarden nl 90 330 1522 6 A further restoration took place in 2007. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, No. 358041.http://www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=109 Nijemardum / Nijemirdum, Fryslân Molendatabase nl 6 September 2014 Description an explanation of the various items of machinery Mill machinery t Zwaantje is what the Dutch describe as a Grondzeiler. It is a two-storey smock mill on a single-storey brick base. There is no stage, the sails reaching almost to ground level. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The smock and cap are thatched. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 16.30 m ftin. The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft, which was cast by IJzergieterij H. J. Koning of Foxham, Groningen in 1910. It also carries the brake wheel which has 48 cogs. This drives the wallower (31 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft there are two crown wheels The upper crown wheel, which has 34 cogs, drives an Archimedes' screw. The lower crown wheel, which has 33 cogs is carried on the axle of an Archimedes' screw, which is used to drain the polder. The axle of the screw is 50 cm ftin 0 diameter and 1.25 m ftin long. The screw is 1.25 m ftin diameter. It is inclined at 30°. Each revolution of the screw lifts 506 L impgal of water. Public access t Zwaantje is open to the public by appointment or whenever it is working. References Zwaantje, Nijemirdum 358041 Category:Windmills in Friesland Category:Windmills completed in 1878 Category:Smock mills in the Netherlands Category:Windpumps in the Netherlands Category:Agricultural buildings in the Netherlands Category:Rijksmonuments in Friesland Category:Octagonal buildings in the Netherlands