Mijn Genoegen, Arnhem

Mijn Genoegen
Mijn Genoegen, 2008
Origin
Mill nameMijn Genoegen
Mill locationNetherlands Open Air Museum,
Schelmseweg 89 6816 SJ Arnhem
Coordinates52°00′42″N 5°54′31″E / 52.011610°N 5.908718°E / 52.011610; 5.908718
Operator(s)Netherlands Open Air Museum
Year built1928
Information
PurposeSawmill
TypePaltrok mill
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
Auxiliary powerElectric motor
Other informationThree vertical frame saws

Mijn Genoegen (English: My Pleasure) is a paltrok mill in the Netherlands Open Air Museum in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. As are all Dutch paltrok mills, it is a wind-powered sawmill.

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