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Offline rusty

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Collecting windmills
« on: March 04, 2012, 11:16:15 AM »

If you think collecting wrenches takes up a lot of space, try collecting windmills.

Fortunately, this fellow is in Texas, the Lots of Space state....


http://www.spearman.org/windmillhistory.html
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Offline Nolatoolguy

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Re: Collecting windmills
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2012, 11:19:27 AM »
Umm ahh just full out WOW

Very neat collection he has there.
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Offline Papaw

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Re: Collecting windmills
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2012, 07:29:06 PM »
WOW!! 59 of them and "More to come"!
Too bad that is at the top of the Texas Panhandle- quite a long trip to take.
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Offline amertrac

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Re: Collecting windmills
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2012, 04:36:38 AM »
I proposed to my wife under a windmill in pa  they are our  favorite roadside attractions we always stop .when we had the farm we had a windmill that pumped water from a spring to the two big pasture tanks. I kissed it every day for fear of carrying the water   bob w.
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Offline fflintstone

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Re: Collecting windmills
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2012, 09:37:09 PM »
I have always hoped to find one of the old electrical ones that were used for rural electrification in the 40’s. There is some guy that rebuilds them.
I would just like a little bit of renewable energy.
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