Smock Mill, Tapani Farm
A wind-powered mill in Finland.
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The mill here had vertical boarding throughout. An interior photograph shows the hopper and a covered shoe suspended from above by a wooden rod over a pair of stones, so that both hopper and show were moved by the quant which is wood-cased above the shoe.
Full details
| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Smock mill |
| Mill function | |
| Archive ID | 11855 |
| Location | Katinhäntä, Laitila, Varsinais Suomi |
| Country | Finland |
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References
- Wailes, Rex, & Auvo Hirsjärvi, "Finnish Mills Part II: Mamsel or Smock Mills", (Transactions of the Newcomen Society, 43, 1970-1971, pp.113-128)
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