Smock Mill, Sund
A wind-powered corn mill and saw mill in Finland.
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The mill had a large wagon-roofed cap winded by a single tailpole. The tower was clad with vertical boarding.
Unbraced tailpole and vertically-boarded tower.
The mill at Sund drove a single vertical saw set in a wooden frame, had a circular penthouse cap with a low flattened roof, a deep vertically-bosrded petticoat, and was of slender proportions.
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| Power source | Wind |
| Mill type | Smock mill |
| Mill function | Corn mill, Saw mill |
| Archive ID | 11812 |
| Location | Sund, Åland |
| 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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