De Hersteller, Sintjohannesga

De Hersteller, Sintjohannesga
De Hersteller, May 2009.
Origin
Mill name	De Hersteller
Mill location	Hogedijk 132, 8464 NZ, Sintjohannesga
Coordinates	52°56′50″N5°46′40″E / 52.94722°N 5.77778°E / 52.94722; 5.77778
Operator(s)	Molenstichting De Hersteller
Year built	1857
Information
Purpose	Drainage mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Two storey smock
Base storeys	One storey base
Smock sides	Eight sides
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Common sails, Fauël system on leading edges
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Tailpole and winch
Type of pump	Archimedes screw

De Hersteller (English: The Maintainer) is a smock mill in Sintjohannesga, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1857. The mill has been converted to residential use but can turn in the wind. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.

History

De Hersteller was built in 1857. It was one of six mills that drained the Sintjohannesgaaster Veenpolder. The miller's living accommodation was built into the mill when it was constructed. The mill worked until Christmas 1930. The cap and sails were removed before the start of World War II, having been purchased by millwright K J Westra of Franeker, Friesland for ƒ500. It was proposed to demolish the remaining smock in 1948, but this plan was cancelled. De Hersteller was restored in 1980-81 by millwright J D Wal of Grou, Friesland. The restored mill was officially reopened on 19 October 1981. ^[1] The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, No.359671. ^[2]

Description

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

De Hersteller is what the Dutch describe as a Grondzeiler. It is a two-storey smock mill on a single storey 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. ^[1] The sails are Common sails, with the Fauël system fitted to the leading edges. ^[2] They have a span of 21.52 metres (70 ft 7 in). ^[1] The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft, which was cast by the Nijmeegse IJzergieterij, Nijmegen, Gelderland in 1981. ^[2] The windshaft carries the brake wheel which has 65 cogs. This drives the wallower (33 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. No other machinery remains. ^[1]

Public access

De Hersteller is open to the public by appointment. ^[2]

External links

• De Hersteller website

References

1. Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. p. 247. ISBN   90 330 1522 6.
2. "St. Johannesga, Fryslân" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 23 September 2014.