De Held Jozua, Zaandam

De Held Jozua
De Held Jozua, 2008
Origin
Mill nameDe Held Jozua
Mill locationHeld Jozuapad 3 1507 ER Zaandam
Coordinates52°26′38″N 4°48′25″E / 52.443794°N 4.807006°E / 52.443794; 4.807006
Operator(s)Stichting de Held Jozua
Year built1719
Information
PurposeSawmill
TypePaltrok mill
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
Other informationThree vertical frame saws

De Held Jozua (English: The Hero Joshua) is a paltrok mill in Zaandam, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. As all Dutch paltrok mills it is a wind-powered sawmill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 40094.