My grandfather's windmill

This plate depicts my grandfather's windmill, Mellby Mill. Per Nilsson built it in 1859, together with a house for the miller. In 1898, my grandfather bought the mill, moved there with his family, and settled in the house next to the mill.

The sack and the stamp illustrate the work in the mill. Farmers came and brought their grain to the mill. The miller always had to position the rotor so that i…