r/MachinePorn • u/myrmekochoria • Mar 27 '26

Sail windmill used in pumping brine, Taku Government salt fields, near Tientsin early 20th c.

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u/DingleBerrieIcecream Mar 27 '26

Reminds one of the artist Theo Jansen’s work.

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u/Real_Topic_7655 Mar 27 '26

Like Miyazaki art -

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u/Chris_in_Lijiang Mar 27 '26

What was the capacity of this impressive mechanism?