Limon in Lincoln County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Dempster Windmill

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 4, 2024

1. Dempster Windmill Marker

Inscription.
This Dempster No. 12 Annu-Oiled Windmill has been in production by the Dempster Manufacturing Co. in Beatrice Nebraska since 1922. This mill came in six, eight, ten, twelve and fourteen-foot sizes, this one being a six-foot model.

The Dempster Windmill Co. is one of the two remaining companies manufacturing windmills in the United States.

A Dempster Windmill is a common sight on the Eastern Plains, still pumping water for the animals.

Students at the local high school constructed the one X model wooden tower made from redwood.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 39° 15.71′ N, 103° 41.428′ W. Marker is in Limon, Colorado, in Lincoln County. It can be reached from the intersection of 1st Street and G Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker and windmill are located on the Limon Heritage Museum & Railroad Park grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Limon CO 80828, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Eastern Plains.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fairbury Windmill (a few steps from this marker); Aeromotor Windmill (a few steps from this marker); David Bradley Windmill (a few steps from this marker); Eclipse Windmill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Prairie Monument (about 400 feet away); Currie Windmill (about 600 feet away); Colorado Centennial Project (about 800 feet away); Limon Railroad Depot (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Limon.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. Dempster Self-Oiling Windmills (National Park Service).

Excerpt: The development of a windmill that could oil itself was the most
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 4, 2024

2. Dempster Windmill & Marker
important technological innovation in water-pumping windmills during the twentieth century. Self-oiling windmills had an enclosed gearbox with an oil-bath reservoir. As the windmill worked, the oil would continuously lubricate all the moving parts of the mill. This meant maintenance on these mills was minimal, only requiring oil about once a year. Until this time, windmill users had to climb windmill towers regularly to grease or oil all the mechanical parts.
Introduced in 1922 and in production until the 21st century, the Dempster No. 12 Annu-Oiled led the line of windmills produced by the Dempster Mill Manufacturing Company. The No. 12 was Dempster’s first self-oiling back-geared windmill.
The main casting of the No. 12 served as an oil reservoir for the mill. The gears constantly dipped into this oil bath carrying the lubricant upward and splashing oil to lubricate all the moving parts. A galvanized sheet-steel hood protected the moving parts and the oil from contamination. Dempster No. 12 mills are some of the most frequently seen windmills. They can be seen in almost all parts of the United States and in many foreign countries.

Dempster Windmill Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 4, 2024

3. Dempster Windmill Detail

(Submitted on September 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Dempsters (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Dempsters operations were divided between the Pump Division, the Recycling Division and the Agriculture division. Products offered under this company structure included a wide variety of windmills (windpumps), pumps, pump motors, recycling trailers, and fertilizer spreaders. Because of their prominence on the farms and ranches in the United States countryside, Dempster windmills may be the company's most recognized product.

(Submitted on September 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Dempster Windmill image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 4, 2024

4. Dempster Windmill

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 685 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.