POSTCARD N.39 -  Netherlands

Postcard dated of 27th October; received on the 2nd November
Postcard image: De Hoop, a gristmill in Hellevoettsluis
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Holland is well known for its Polder mills, yore used to pump water and thus ensure northern sea concquered dry land would remain ... well... dry. Still windmills were used for many other ends, making good use of the ever present and free energy of the wind, something that in later years would become a worldwide trend....

The mill at Heelevoetsluis, known as De Hoop (it seems this is a quite common name for mills in Holland) was a gristmill, that is a mill used for grinding cereal into flour. 

Thank you so much Gerdientje for the nice postcard, that came inside cover #47