Tot Voordeel en Genoegen
Tot Voordeel en Genoegen (Profit and Pleasure) is a windmill built in 1798 on the Molendijk 15 in Alphen, Netherlands. It is a large post mill, built above a roundhouse, used for grinding wheat flour. It is the only windmill in the Netherlands that drives three pairs of millstones. The mechanism is mostly wooden, since iron was expensive when it was built. The windmill, which is still functional, can be rotated on its post to face the wind for maximum effect.
| Tot Voordeel en Genoegen | |
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Tot Voordeel en Genoegen, September 2011 | |
| Origin | |
| Mill location | Alphen, Gelderland |
| Coordinates | 51.815283°N 5.463177°E |
| Year built | 1798 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Grinding flour |
| Type | Post mill with roundhouse |
| No. of sails | 4 |
| Winding | yes |
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