The Molino Museum
![Old weights at the windmill museum, Mazo.](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/mazo/molino183b.jpg)
A collection of old weights
As well as the workshop making replica ceramics, the windmill at Mazo houses a small museum. Entry is free, but there are a couple of places you can make a donation. Upstairs is mostly a collection of old tools: an old Singer sewing machine, combs for flax, knife grinders, braziers...
![Old oil lamps at the windmill museum, Mazo.](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/mazo/molino193b.jpg)
Oil lamps
... the millers glasses, shepherd's poles, long handled pallets for putting bread in a large oven. To be honest, it's all crammed in rather haphazardly, but it's almost all labelled, and it's rather fun.
![Gears underneath the windmill, Mazo.](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/mazo/molino203b.jpg)
But the best bit is downstairs. Much of the bottom of the windmill is still there. You can see the main flywheel and the gears, and hoppers for the grain.
![Gears underneath the windmill, Mazo.](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/mazo/molino195b.jpg)
Best of all, you can still turn some of the mechanism by hand. Of course young boys love this.
![Gears underneath the windmill, Mazo.](http://lapalmaisland.sheilacrosby.com/uploaded_images/mazo/molino186b.jpg)
The brake and the bread kneader
Labels: Ceramics, El Molino, La Palma, La Plama, Mazo, museum, windmill
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