 The mill was probably built in 1786 on the "Blauwe Pad" ("Blue Path", now "Claude Monet street") in Zaandam.The mill has functioned as a snuff mill (milling tobacco), a mustard mill, and a saw mill.At the Zaanse Schans, the mill was converted again into a mustard mill, though it mills the mustard seeds in a modern, not wind-operated way.