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<h1>Antique Windmill Weights</h1>
<h2>Windmill Governor Weight</h2>
<p>A <strong>governor weight</strong> was used to help control the action of the wheel as the speed of the wind increased.
Some governor weights are considered very desirable but others are more common in appearance. </p>
source: Don Lawrence and Rick Nidey from their book, "Windmill Weights: Pictured - Identified"<br>
<h2>Windmill Spoke Weight</h2>
<p>The <strong>spoke windmill weight</strong> is placed on the wheel spoke that is starting down just as the wheel is starting to
lift the sucker rod. This is the undiscovered weight for most collectors.</p>
<h2>Windmill Regulator Weight</h2>
<p>A Regulator was a pump or a device bolted to the tower. Either the regulator pump or the regulator bolted to the tower
usually had a <strong>regulator windmill weight</strong>.</p>
<p>The <strong>counter balance windmill weight</strong>, or <strong>tail weight</strong>, was used to counter balance the weight of the wheel upon the tower bearing.
This windmill weight often became the trade symbol that a company used to mark its product so it could be identified at a
considerable distance.</p>
<h2>Figural Windmill Weight</h2>
<p>Folk art collectors usually prefer the <strong>figural windmill weights</strong> such as animals, stars, the moon, etc. Writing on the weight and
old weathered paint is of particular importance to collectors. Weights were rarely painted at the windmill factory
but came later when the weight was decorated for use as an ornament.</p>
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