Monitor Vaneless Windmill -- Ranching Heritage Center, Lubbock TX
N 33° 35.351 W 101° 53.084
14S E 232281 N 3720337
A Monitor Vaneless Windmill on display at thhe Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock TX
Waymark Code: WMV3BA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/16/2017
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This Monitor Vaneless Windmill is on display at the National Ranching Heritage Center on the campus if Texas Tech University in Lubbock TX. An interpretive sign at the windmill reads as follows:
"Monitor Vaneless Windmill
c. 1918
The 10-foot-wide windmill uses a spring governor and collapsible blade sections to control the speed of mill turns. A football-shaped counterweight made of reinforced concrete and steel replaced the company's discus-shaped balance weight, which was phased out by 1918."
Date of Manufacture: 01/01/1918
Purpose: Water Pumping
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: no
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: yes
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