Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Thank you Burt, I am making full use of Mikes expertise, and then some. I feel like we landed in the hands of possibly the most knowledgeable and well connected person out there! We will keep the community informed.

Josephine

All of the pictures are downloadable for free now.

Hi Burt, Thank you for all of that information!. We definitely want it to go to a museum, assuming everyone is right about its historical value. We have accidentally been given a potentially historically significant artifact, we have a duty to look into it, and to preserve it if it is. And that is w...

I have just added some better pictures of the tail to my BIL site, but I also realized that it defaulted to paying for downloads. I am seeing if there is a way to make them free. If not, I will be happy to email requested pictures to anyone here. I will update the forum on the download situation. If...

Hi Burt, Thank you for sharing all those photos! I have had a difficult time finding good pictures of Jacobs windmills, and nothing that shows the parts broken down as in some of your pictures. There is a lot of literature out there about every windmill / wind turbine except for the Jacobs. I origin...

Thank you so much for doing all of that work for us, Mike! We are stunned. You are absolutely right about not selling it to someone who just wants a windmill. I am way out of my league here. I am not sure how to proceed, shall I get in touch with Craig or Mike, or are there museums I should contact?...

We are hoping to sell, or donate to museum if appropriate, a windmill we have had in storage for 40 years. (See "introductions" for backstory). Somewhere in our storage unit is at least one hemisphere cover for the generator. We do not have the "electrics" for it that would have ...

Continuing with link to pictures in "for sale"

We have taken a bunch of pictures today, but I am not sure how to post/link, or somehow share them with the community. My son suggested I use Imgur, but some of you may have better suggestions. Thank you again for the informative and friendly responses!

Thank you guys for responding! It is in parts on the ground. I will get pictures of it tomorrow when the roads are cleared, if they would be useful.. The pieces will be dusty!