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James Venn's revisions to windmill chapters

James Venn attempted to revise and add to the windmill section of Freese’s book. His work towards this end comprises the following:

A handwritten notebook contains text drawn largely from Freese’s second draft, with new introductory chapters.

Five ring binders contain photocopies of Freese second draft interspersed with Venn’s handwritten notes, as well as photographs, sketches, maps etc (mostly photocopies).

Another ring binder has a different preface/introduction to the handwritten notebook - stating that it is now “over half a century” instead of “forty years” since Freese wrote his work, and that James Venn has now abandoned the idea of reproducing Freese’s work with minor corrections and additions and instead states his intent to completely rewrite the book. The remainder of this ring binder contains miscellaneous notes, sketches, cuttings and correspondence.

Three other ring binders of miscellaneous notes have been repackaged in archival folders. One includes list of Bucks negatives.

Venn, James (1921-2014)

Plans of Robertson's Mill, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Working drawings/plans rolled up and still in original Air mail packaging of Robertson’s Mill, Colonial Williamsburg. There are 51 drawings that are mentioned on sheet LP of the 1st roll of which only 41 are in the collection, the following are missing:
• 102
• 228
• 229
• E1
• E2
• E3
• E4
• E5
• E6
• E7

There are 3 copies of drawings in the 1st roll that appear in the second roll, these are drawings 1, 110, and 201, and these are highlighted in the lists below.

There are two drawings in the 2nd roll that appear to belong to other collections; S1 is dated August 15th 1956 which differs from the other drawings and S2 is dated October 17th 1977, which is 21 years after the rest. Again these are highlighted in the bellow lists.

The following is the summary of each drawing contained in the two rolls:

1st Roll:
• LP – Layout Plan, List of Drawings – March 1st 1956
• L1 – Landscape Layout and Details – March 1st 1956
• 1 - Elevations – March 1st 1956
• 101 – Foundations, Cross Trees, QTR. Bars, Great Post and Exterior Stairs – March 1st 1956
• 103 – Roof Framing, Windshaft Sprattle Beam Details – March 1st 1956
• 104 – Cross Section of Buck – March 1st 1956
• 105 – Buck Elevations – March 1st 1956
• 106 – Brake Band and Brake Lever – March 1st 1956
• 107 – Elevations of Door and Hatches and Hardware Schedule – March 1st 1956
• 108 – Interior Ladder – March 1st 1956
• 109 – Stone Casing – March 1st 1956
• 110 – Grain Hopper and Shoe – March 1st 1956
• 111 – Sifting Machine and Bray Lever System – March 1st 1956
• 226 – Poll and Sail Details – March 1st 1956
• 227 – Poll and Sail Details – March 1st 1956
• 112 – Poll and Sails – March 1st 1956
• 201 – Great Post – March 1st 1956
• 202 – Great Post Strap and Chocks – March 1st 1956
• 203 – Great Post Pintle, QTR Bar Straps and Bridge Tree Pivot Block Brace – March 1st 1956
• 204 - Bridge Tree Pivot Block Brace and Straps, Exterior Stair Hinge – March 1st 1956
• 205 – Great Post Pintle – March 1st 1956
• 206 – Exterior Stair and Railing Details – March 1st 1956
• 207 – Tail Wheel, Tiller, Tiller Pivot Strap – March 1st 1956
• 208 – Tail Wheel and Tail Pole Details – March 1st 1956
• 209 – Cornice, Corner Board and Rakeboard – March 1st 1956
• 210 – Bracket Details – March 1st 1956
• 211 – Neck Bearing – March 1st 1956
• 212 – Tail Beam Bearing and Windshaft Gudgeon – March 1st 1956
• 213 – Brake Wheel – March 1st 1956
• 214 – Brake Wheel Details, Windshaft and Sprattle Beam – March 1st 1956
• 215 – Brake Wheel Details, Wallower and Sprattle Beam – March 1st 1956
• 216 – Quart, Stone Spindle and Bridge Tree Bearing – March 1st 1956
• 217 – Wallower Details – March 1st 1956
• 218 – Stone Details, Rynd and Bed Stone Bearing – March 1st 1956
• 219 – Brake Band and Brake Lever Details – March 1st 1956
• 220 – Brake Lever Pivot Block and Bolt Schedule – March 1st 1956
• 221 – Bridge Tree, Bray and Bray Lighter Shaft Details – March 1st 1956
• 222 – Sifter and Sifting Machine Details – March 1st 1956
• 223 – Grain Hopper and Shoe Details – March 1st 1956
• 224 – Door D-101, Hatches H-101, H-102, H-103, H-201, H-202, H-203 Details – March 1st 1956
• 225 – Trap Doors TD-101 and TD-201, Hatches H-103, H-202, H-203 Details – March 1st 1956

2nd Roll:
• S2 – Steel Rigging to Lift Buck off Great Post – October 17th 1977
• 201 – Great Post – March 1st 1956 (A copy from the 1st roll.)
• 110 – Grain Hopper and Shoe – March 1st 1956 (A copy from the 1st roll.)
• S1 – Hurricane Bracing – August 15th 1956
• 1 - Elevations – March 1st 1956 (A copy from the 1st roll.)

Sass, Jon A (b. 1942), miller and millwright

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