De Schoolmeester

De Schoolmeester is a smock mill in Westzaan, North Holland, the Netherlands which is maintained in full working order. It is the most effective wind powered paper mill within the global. The mill is indexed as Rijksmonument range 40013. The first paper mill inside the Zaan region became built in 1605. De Schoolmeester was built in 1692.

It is also recognized by means of the nickname De Gauwdief. The call De Schoolmeester likely denotes the occupation of one of the founders. The mill in the beginning made grey paper. In 1778, the mill become powering Hollander beaters. In 1852, the mill turned into offered with the aid of Gerbrand de Jong, who owned any other wind-powered paper mill, De Kaarsenmaker at Zaandijk. He bought another close by paper mill, De Vergulde Bijenkorf in 1854. In 1871, the generators had been owned with the aid of Gebroeders de Jong, who demolished De Kaarsenmaker in the autumn of 1873. In 1877, the mill was modernised and a steam engine installed as auxiliary electricity. This intended that the mill changed into uninsureable against hearth. In 1902, the close by De Vergulde Bijenkorf burnt down.