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Verfmolen De Kat is the world's last remaining mill using wind power to crush rocks into fine dust and make paint pigment.

Video. This Dutch windmill is the last still producing paint the original way

Updated: 21/05/2023 - 9:01 GMT+2

The Verfmolen De Kat windmill in the Netherlands uses 400-year-old technology to produce the famous colours, favoured by Dutch masters like Vermeer.

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