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Flour Windmill - Wide Tower
Introduced: 14-15th Century
Used for: Grain, Salt and Other Grinding
Location: Throughout Mallorca
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Flour Windmill - Lateen Sails
Introduced: 18th Century
Used for: Flour Grinding
Location: Selva
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Flour Windmill - Narrow Tower
Introduced: 19th Century
Used for: Grain and Salt Grinding
Location: Throughout Mallorca
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Flour Windmill - Lateen Sails and Tail
Introduced: 19th Century
Used for: Grain Grinding
Location: Manacor, LLuchmayor
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Early Water Pumper
Introduced: 1847
Used for: Water Pumping
Location: Pla de Sant Jordi (near Palma Airport)
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Ramell Windpump (Ramell=Flower in the Mallorcan Language)
Introduced: 1854 by Damian Reixach
Used for: Water Pumping
Location: Mainly Palma/St Jordi and Campos/Ses Salines
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Ramell Windmill with Tail
Introduced: 1862 (Tail invented by "El Cabo Loco")
Used for: Water Pumping
Location: Mainly Palma/St Jordi and Campos/Ses Salines
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Large Ramell Windmill
Introduced: 1880s
Used for: Water Pumping
Location: Mainly Sa Pobla/Muro with a few near Campos and Palma
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American Style Windpump
Introduced: 1920s (Imported from Mainland Spain and United States)
Used for: Water Pumping
Location: Originaly near Palma. Modern examples found throughout Mallorca
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Ferro Windmill (Ferro=Iron in the Mallorcan language)
Introduced: 1934 (Adaptation of American style windpump to tailed Ramell)
Used for: Water Pumping
Location: Throughout Mallorca
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Wooden Bladed "Ferro"
Introduced: 1940s (Cheaper to build than Iron bladed Ferros)
Used for: Water Pumping
Location: Mainly near Palma
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Large Ferro Windmill
Introduced: 1940s (Development from Large Ramells)
Used for: Water Pumping
Location: Mainly near Sa Pobla
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Small Wind Turbines
Introduced: 1930s
Used for: Electricity Generation
Location: Throughout Mallorca
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