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De Spitkeet

De Spitkeet is an open air rural museum near Harkema, Friesland, The Netherlands. A spitkeet was  akind of Earth-house.

The first exhibit you come to is a building called the Mallemolen:-

First House at De Spitkeet

The Mallemolen acted as a poorhouse. The coldest room, on the northeast, was given to the latest arrivals and when others became available they would move into those:-

Information about the Mallemolen, De Spitkeet,

The rooms look not too bad though:-

Interior of Mallemolen at De Spitkeet

Room in Mallemolen, De Spitkeet,

Box beds:-

Box beds, Mallemolen, De Spitkeet

Bed,  Mallemolen, De Spitkeet,

Near the Mallemolen was a stork’s nest:-

Stork's Nest from  Mallemolen, De Spitkeet

Stork's Nest,  De Spitkeet

Stork at De Spitkeet

Iwema Steenhuis, Groningen Province (iii)

Iwema Steenhuis (see previous posts) has several exhibits relating to childhood.

Model of schoolroom:-

Schoolroom, Iwema Steenhuis

Vintage children’s books:-

Old Children's Books, Iwema Steenhuis

 

Toy vehicles:-

Toy Cars, Iwema Steenhuis

Iwema Steenhuis, Toy Car Display

I just loved those dinky caravans on the second top shelf above so here’s a close-up:-

Iwema Steenhuis, Toy Cars

There was also domestic memorabilia.

Inkwells and desktop paraphernalia:-

Inkwells, Iwema Steenhuis

Inkwell partly in the shape of a Great War tank (a French Renault, I think):-

Great War Tank Inkwell, Iwema Steenhuis

Old style shop:-

https://flic.kr/p/2qXyiBD

Iwema Steenhuis, Groningen Province (ii)

The museum part of Iwema Steenhuis has some industrial relics. A roller press:-

Roller Press, Iwema Steenhuis

Machine for moulding speculaas biscuits:-

Machine for Moulding Speculaas, Iwema Steenhuis

Speculaas and jelly moulds + wicker basket and rolling pins:-

Speculaas Moulds, Iwema Steenhuis,

A speculaas pressing machine:-

Speculaas Press, Iwema Steenhuis

Stained glass and enamels:-

Stained Glass, Iwema Steenhuis

Colourings:-

Colourings etc, Iwema Steenhuis

Tiles and enamel signs:-

Tiles, Iwema Steenhuis

Iwema Steenhuis, Groningen Province (i)

The name literally means Iwema stonehouse. Perhaps stone houses were rare in Groningen Province back in the day. It’s located not far away from Niebert Windmill.

Iwema Steenhuis, Niebert, The Netherlands

Inside is a kind of museum of local life and community gathering place.

Interior and roof:-

Roof, Iwema Steenhuis

Box bed and cupboard:-

Box bed + Cupboard, Iwema Steenhuis

Steps to box bed:-

Box bed and Steps, Iwema Steenhuis

 

A cooking range:-

Cooking Range, Iwema Steenhuis

The above is set within a dining room:-

Dining Room, Iwema Steenhuis

Anlother dining room had a table covered with a rug:-

Dining Table, Iwema Steenhuis

A fireplace:-

Fireplace, Iwema Steenhuis

Kitchen stuff:-

Kitchen Stuff, Iwema Steenhuis

Room with old sewing machine and radio:-

Sewing Machine + Radio, Iwema Steenhuis

Niebert Windmill Platform and Sails

From the upper floor of Niebert Windmill you can walk out onto a hexagonal platform circling the windmill. However parts of it are sectioned off so that you cannot fully walk round it.

Niebert Windmill Platform

Platform and Sail, Niebert Windmill

This video of the sails shows why access is restricted. They could take your head off or throw you off the platform:-

A view from the platform:-

View from Niebert Windmill Platform

Another view, showing flag of Groningen Province:-

View from Niebert Windmill Platform Showing Groningen flag

 

Niebert Windmill

Niebert is a village in Groningen Province, The Netherlands. Its windmill also had an open day while were were there last June.

Windmill:-

Windmill, Niebert, Groningen Province, The Netherlands

Sketch of how a windmill works:-

Windmill Sketch, Niebert Windmill

I spotted these in a display case inside the  Windmill. At first I thought they might be cigarette cards but no. They are matchbox cards:-

Dutch Windmills on Matchbox Cards

Interior:-

Niebert Windmill Interior

Interior, Niebert Windmill

Gearing wheel:-

Gearing, Niebert Windmill

Stairs. These were quite scary to ascend:-

Stairs, Niebert Windmill

And to descend!:-

Stairs from Above, Niebert Windmill

Upper floor:-

https://flic.kr/p/2qVMjui

Interiors in Coendersborg, Nuis

Like similar country houses in the UK there wereexhibits of domestic life in Coendersborg.

Box bed + nightshirt:-

Box Bed + Nightshirt, Coendersborg

and bed pan:-

Box Bed + Bedpan, Coendersborg

Wall tiles:-

Tiles, Coendersborg

Coendersborg basement:-

Basement, Coendersborg

There was a museumy bit at the back of the house with exposed wooden beams:-

Coendersborg Wooden Beams

Wooden Beams, Coendersborg

Poster of Squirrel. In Dutch a squirrel is an eekhorn. We spotted a red one from the house’s front window:-

Poster of Squirrel, Coendersborg

Poster of flowers to be found in Coendersborg’s garden:-

Coendersborg, Poster of Flowers

Back of house:-

https://flic.kr/p/2qVvcrb

Coendersborg, Nuis, Groningen, The Netherlands

Coendersborg is a country estate in the village of Nuis in the Dutch province of Groningen.

Estate house:-

Coendersborg House

The hall:-

Hall, Coendersborg

Painting in above photo:-

Painting, Coendersborg

Fireplace in another room:-

Fireplace, Coendersborg

Latin motto on a wall:-

Latin Motto, Coendersborg

Painting of house:-

https://flic.kr/p/2qVw8PT

Displays Inside Sebaldeburen Windmill

Inside Sebaldeburen Windmill there were several windmill related displays.

Models of windmills:-

Windmill Models, Sebaldeburen Windmill

Another set of windmill models had electrically driven sails:-

Cutaway model:-

Sebaldeburen Windmill  cutaway 2

Collectables:-

Collectables in Sebaldeburen Windmill

Hanging embroidery depicting various Dutch windmills. (Hanging embroideries like this seem to be a Dutch thing):-

Sebaldeburen Windmill Hanging Embroidery

Pictures of windmills:-

https://flic.kr/p/2qUnZ5x

Sebaldeburen Windmill Interior

Windmill shaft. Note thatch on walls:-

Sebaldeburen Windmill shaft

Apparatus:-

Sebaldeburen Windmill Apparatus

Steps. We would call this a ladder really, but stairs in Dutch houses tend to be very steep:-

Sebaldeburen Windmill steps

One of the walls on the upper floor had a couple of paintings of the windmill:-

Paintings of Windmill, Sebaldeburen Windmill

View from window:-

Sebaldeburen windmill, inside windmill

And as a plus here’s a video of the outflow into the canal:-

https://flic.kr/p/2qUj7A8

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