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Focus on octagonal towermill "de witte molen" in Sint-Niklaas

The origin of this mill lies in 1696. It was then an octagonal oil and grain mill. It is built in stone, a rarity in Belgium. It is now only a grain mill. During the industrial revolution in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the mill had a monopoly position in Sint-Niklaas. In 2005 it was restored, so that it can grind again. This mill is very active and is well worth a visit.
De witte molen in Sint-Niklaas
De witte molen in Sint-Niklaas		 The 2 millers working together to turn the sailcross in the wind
The 2 millers working together to turn the sailcross in the wind		 different view
different view		 Eddy on the brake rope
Eddy on the brake rope
Marc on the brake rope
Marc on the brake rope		 changing the canvas
changing the canvas		 Fixing the ropes of the canvas
Fixing the ropes of the canvas		 Work together and it goes faster.
Work together and it goes faster.
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.		 Fixing the last canvas.
Fixing the last canvas.		 General view of the cap
General view of the cap		 Sideview on the brakewheel
Sideview on the brakewheel
Counterbrake to prevent reverse turning if the mill is not working and the wind comes from behind.
Counterbrake to prevent reverse turning if the mill is not working and the wind comes from behind.		 The wooden windschaft rear end
The wooden windschaft rear end		 The brake drum
The brake drum		 Right you see the short brake beam with some extra weight put on.
Right you see the short brake beam with some extra weight put on.
Looking up
Looking up		 The brake drum
The brake drum		 Wooden windshaft with inserted cast iron head
Wooden windshaft with inserted cast iron head		 The rollers
The rollers
The old cast iron head
The old cast iron head		 The Y- wheel with ropewinch
The Y- wheel with ropewinch		 The Y-wheel
The Y-wheel		 Sack hoist system one side
Sack hoist system one side
The upright shaft with toothet wheel to drive the sack hoist system
The upright shaft with toothet wheel to drive the sack hoist system		 Sideview sack hoist system
Sideview sack hoist system		 Sack hoist system detail
Sack hoist system detail		 The double sack hoist system
The double sack hoist system
Operator beam
Operator beam		 Hoist system in use
Hoist system in use		 Pulling from the ground floor
Pulling from the ground floor		 On the stone floor
On the stone floor
Marc receiving the sack
Marc receiving the sack		 Sack hoist in progress.
Sack hoist in progress.		 The gearbox
The gearbox		 Lanternwheel and spurwheel
Lanternwheel and spurwheel
Product waiting to be grinded
Product waiting to be grinded		 A pair of millstones in the wooden casing and the stonecrane
A pair of millstones in the wooden casing and the stonecrane		 View on the stonefloor
View on the stonefloor		 Miller Eddy filling the feeder
Miller Eddy filling the feeder
Turning stones
Turning stones		 Grinded and falling in the bag
Grinded and falling in the bag		 Miller Marc checking on quality
Miller Marc checking on quality		 Millstones from millstonefactory Titulaer in the Netherlands
Millstones from millstonefactory Titulaer in the Netherlands
The obvious weights in a windmill
The obvious weights in a windmill		 Detail of the stonecrane
Detail of the stonecrane		 Old weight
Old weight		 A whole collection
A whole collection
Marc at the flourchute
Marc at the flourchute		 The flourchute or controle post of the miller
The flourchute or controle post of the miller		 Replaced inscriptions.
Replaced inscriptions. 		Drive of the millstone
Drive of the millstone
Large scale
Large scale		 Old grain measure.
Old grain measure.
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