Windmills, picturesque and historic : the Motors of the past / by F.H. Shelton (1919)
Shelton, F. H · [Philadelphia, Pa.] : Lippincott · leaf 17
ansplanted even to a.place as nearby as Holland. Turning now from the mechanical side of these old mills, as-above, it is interesting to note the varied forms, uses and char-acteristics as found in the diverse parts of the world, and in thevariety of races where and by whom these old home-made… … Saw-mill; turntable type. Holland. development of them. It is a country notably flat, withoutwater power, on the sea coast, and requiring great pumping equip-ment for draining, etc. This early resulted in the great numberof windmills there found and associated with that little kingdom.It is said…
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