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Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:14 pm
by Windcatcher530 Dan
I found this windmill about two years ago in a barn in Western NY. Originally it was on a ornate tower attached to a barn with a brass water tank in the tower that gravity fed water to the house and also the tobbaco fields.It was taken down around the turn of the century and stored in the barn. This mill is all original.
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Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:19 pm
by PaulV
Wow, you find a lot of neat mills up there. I need to have my oldest son start looking for windmills in the upstate area.
Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 6:24 pm
by mtblah
AMAZING !
Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2022 7:37 pm
by CTXmiller
Very nice
Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:10 am
by Wayne
Great Find! The main shaft, and spider looks like a Perkins.
Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:58 am
by Windcatcher530 Dan
Paul a few years back my friend in Texas almost convinced me to move down there because of the amount of windmills.since then I'm finding my share of them up here i think I'll stay. Happy hunting
Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:02 pm
by windybob
You have really surprised me with all the mills up there. I would never have thought there were so many. What's the average water table depth there?
Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:34 pm
by Windcatcher530 Dan
For the State it's less than 100ft windy Bob
Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:36 pm
by windybob
Mostly 8 and 10 ft mills then I suppose.
Re: Stover solid wood wheel circa 1878
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2022 1:00 pm
by Windcatcher530 Dan
You hit the nail right on the head windy Bob