De Ikkers, Wartena

De Akkers is a hollow post mill in Wartena, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1970 and has been restored so that it can turn in the wind. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.

De Ikkers, Wartena
De Ikkers, June 2010.
Origin
Mill name	De Ikkers
Mill location	Aan de Saiter, 9003 XT, Wartena
Coordinates	53°08′17″N 5°54′40″E
Operator(s)	Stichting Langebrück
Year built	1970
Information
Purpose	Drainage mill
Type	Hollow post mill
Roundhouse storeys	One storey roundhouse
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Common sails
Windshaft	Wood
Winding	Tailpole and winch
Auxiliary power	Electric motor
Type of pump	Archimedes' screw

History

De Akkers was built in the 18th century. In 1921, it was moved to Snikzwaag, Friesland to replace a tjasker. In 1970, the derelict mill was bought by the Stichting Langebrück, Amsterdam, North Holland. It was moved to Wartena and restored.[1] A similar mill, the Saitermolen, had previously stood on the site.[2] The mill was restored in 1986 by millwright Westra of Franeker, Friesland.[1] The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, №22934.[3]

Description

De Deels is what the Dutch describe as a Spinnekopmolen. It is a hollow post mill on a single storey roundhouse. The mill is winded by a winch. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 9.70 metres (31 ft 10 in). The sails are carried on a wooden windshaft. The windshaft carries the brake wheel which has 27 cogs. This drives the wallower (15 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. The Archimedes' screw is 70 centimetres (2 ft 4 in) diameter. It is worked by an electric motor. No other machinery remains.[1][3]

References

Dutch Rijksmonument 22934

1. Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. p. 222. ISBN 90 330 1522 6.
2. "Polder 81, Saitermolen/ Saitermone, Warten/ Wartena" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
3. "Wartena, Fryslân" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 29 September 2014.