Eclipse Windmill - Pleasanton, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 28° 58.680 W 098° 28.091
14R E 551809 N 3205665
Wood windmill painted green with burgundy tips is part of the Longhorn Museum display.
Waymark Code: WMZ6YW
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2018
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Spearman Org
The regular pattern Eclipse is the classic example of a solid-wheel wooden mill. It consists of a solid wind wheel, a side vane paralleled with the wind wheel and a hinged vane combined with the necessary iron and steel parts to form the mechanical portion of the mill. Its regulation is accomplished by wind pressure on the side vane, which forces the wheel toward a position parallel with the principal vane, there by reducing the angle of the wheel and its area exposed to the wind. At the same time, the linkage on the governing system raises a lever bearing a moon-shaped weight. This weight acts as a counterbalance to the pressure of the wind on the side vane, insuring a more or less uniform number of wheel revolutions per minute.
Purpose: Ornamental
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: no
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: yes
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
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