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List of Past Windmill Manufacturers
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 12:09 pm
by JBarker
I have read that there was over 700 different windmill manufacturers in the past. Is there an up to date list of all of them listed anywhere? Thanks
Re: List of Past Windmill Manufacturers
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 12:35 pm
by windybob
Check the back of the Windmill bible. Latest one I know of.
Re: List of Past Windmill Manufacturers
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:01 pm
by JBarker
windybob wrote: Sun Feb 17, 2019 12:35 pm
Check the back of the Windmill bible. Latest one I know of.
Which book is considered the windmill bible? I have a few different ones. Thanks
Re: List of Past Windmill Manufacturers
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:37 pm
by windybob
T Lindsey Baker, A Field Guide......
Re: List of Past Windmill Manufacturers
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 3:44 pm
by Kansas Rust Buzzard
I am from Kansas, I think I had over 100 accounted for at one time in just my state so nation wide would be huge. You got to remember, most makers were small local outfits, they designed something, had some castings poured, if they sold out had another batch made and if not they moved on. Most there is no information on at all, maybe a listing in a trade journal but we have no idea what they made or how many. I am always shocked more mystery mills are not found but then many were in the wood era and WW2 got what ever was left of them.