De Os. 잔세 스칸스(Zaanse Schans)

De Os. 잔세 스칸스(Zaanse Schans). 네덜란드(Netherland)

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From wind power to diesel engine: a milestone in the mill history of the Zaan area!

Originally oil mill De Os dates from before 1663.

This makes it one of the oldest industrial mills which were ever built in the Zaan area. Until 1916 the mill turned on wind power, after which the cap, sails and stand were removed. But the inner workings of the mill remained intact. The dismantling of the mill in 1916 was an important moment in history. From 1916 to 1931 the mill was powered by a diesel engine. It marks the transition from wind to other sources of energy. That is a milestone in the history of the Zaan mills! In addition to De Os, the inhabitant of the mill barn also manages polder mill De Hadel and oil mill De Ooievaar. The extraction of oil from oleiferous seeds is done with large mill stones, a process that can be seen in oil mills De Zoeker and De Bonte Hen.

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