Metters Type K Windmill Head

c. 1940
Overview

This is a Type K Metters windmill head that was used in the Busselton area in the 1940s. The windmill would have been constructed by a well and the power generated used to pump the water from the well.

Historical information

Metters was an Australian company established in Adelaide in 1891 who were best known for their patented ‘top-fire’ wood stoves but they also manufactured farm equipment like wind pumps.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2022.5
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Contextual Information

The Type K was originally designed to fill a demand for an efficient low-price windmill. It was first produced in 1934. According to Metters in their 1944 catalogue “Subsequent improvements and additions have placed this mill above comparison with ordinary low-priced mills, but the enormous demand has enabled us to maintain low production costs, with the result that prices are competitive in the low-price field."

The Type K windmill was manufactured in sizes 5, 6, 8, and 1Oft wind wheels.

Place made
Adelaide
SA
Australia
Year
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Metters Type K Windmill Head
Metters Type K Windmill Head
Metters Type K Windmill Head Schematic
Type K Windmill Head with cover removed and portion of main casting cut away to show twin gears, etc. Inset showing Ball-bearing turntable. Diagram from Metters Mills No 38 1944

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