De Os is an oil windmill

Windmill

A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

 in the Zaanse Schans

Zaanse Schans

Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality ofZaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a collection...

, Zaanstad

Zaanstad

Zaanstad is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its main town is Zaandam. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.-Population centres:...

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Between the saw mills Het Jonge Schaap and Het Klaverblad

Het Klaverblad, Zaandam

Het Klaverblad is a small wooden saw mill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad.The mill was built by Ru Pos on the site of the previous KROMO warehouse. This private initiative was turned into foundation "Het Klaverblad" with the purpose of building, running and...

 is the hull of the oil mill De Os. The mill was built in 1663 and is one of the oldest industrial windmills in the Zaan. Until 1916 the mill was operating on wind power. In that year, hood, and wings were removed; the Os was converted a warehouse. The barns are now occupied by the mill and the mill body is restored in recent years.

See also

• De Kat, Zaandam
  De Kat, Zaandam
  De Kat is the only remaining working windmill in the world which makes paint. The mill is in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad.The original mill 'De Kat' was built in 1646 as oil mill. In 1782 the mill was destroyed by fire but the mill was rapidly rebuilt again. The mill was in use until 1904 and then...
  
  
• De Huisman, Zaandam
  De Huisman, Zaandam
  De Huisman is a small octagonal mill at the Zaanse Schans in the Zaanstad, and currently makes mustard.'De Huisman' is located on the Zaanse Schanse since 1955, next to the warehouse 'De Haan'. The mill was probably built in 1786 on the Blue Path in Zaandam. The mill has functioned as a snuff mill...
  
  
• De Zoeker, Zaandam
  De Zoeker, Zaandam
  De Zoeker is the name of an oil windmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. It is the only oil mill still in operation, and is one of five remaining oil mills in the area.De mill was built in 1672 in Zaandijk...
  
  
• De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaanse Schans
• Het Jonge Schaap, Zaandam
  Het Jonge Schaap, Zaandam
  Het Jonge Schaap is the name of a wooden wind powered sawmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad....
  
  

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