Verfmolen de Kat anno 1782
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| English title | The de Kat dyestuff mill, anno 1782 |
| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Verenigung “De Zaansche Molen” |
| Languages | German (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
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| Scope & content | Summary TranslationFolding tourist leaflet written in typescript about the De Kat dyestuff mill in Zaandam in the Netherlands. It outlines the history of mills on the Zaan, where windmills were first constructed around 1600, then describes the mechanism of the sails, and the production of dyestuffs, initially by pounding tropical woods, and later rocks. The mill was restored in 1959 and is probably now the only wind powered dyestuff mill in the world.The leaflet contains sketches of parts of the mill and diagrams of the rigging of the sails in function of the strength of the wind. |
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Accession no. 230067
- Shelf location: W112_ANO
- Notes: Summary TranslationFolding tourist leaflet written in typescript about the De Kat dyestuff mill in Zaandam in the Netherlands. It outlines the history of mills on the Zaan, where windmills were first constructed around 1600, then describes the mechanism of the sails, and the production of dyestuffs, initially by pounding tropical woods, and later rocks. The mill was restored in 1959 and is probably now the only wind powered dyestuff mill in the world.The leaflet contains sketches of parts of the mill and diagrams of the rigging of the sails in function of the strength of the wind.