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Kvarnkungen, Björnhovda (No. 2)

At the end of the 1930s, Kvarnkungen was in great need of maintenance. John needed a grant for this, but no private person could get it, only an association. It was the starting point for the Torslunda local community association, which was formed in 1938 to ensure that the Kvarnkungen would remain. Kvarnkungen was purchased by the association for SEK 2,500. Many hours have been spent by the association's members to put up new wings when the old ones were blown down. In the continued care of the mill during the 21st century, John's son, Anders Wahlström, who in his youth helped his father with the grinding, has been very important.

Of the three mills that stand in Björnhovda next to road 136, Kvarnkungen is the one located furthest south. North of Kvarnkungen stands Drottningen, a customs mill of the Dutch model. Farthest north is the Crown Prince.

All three mills are owned and maintained by Torslunda Hembygdsförening.

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Kvarnkungen, Björnhovda (No. 1)

Kvarnkungen is Scandinavia's largest stump mill, which is the most common type of windmill on Öland. Here, the entire mill house is turned on the "stump" to come straight towards the wind. Most stump mills were smaller than Kvarnkungen and belonged to a single farm. They could stand in a long line in good wind conditions. Kvarnkungen is a toll mill, which means that the farmers could come and grind their grain for a fee, a toll, usually in kind. In his own mill, the farmer ground oats and barley for animal feed. In Kvarnkungen he ground wheat and rye into flour. In the meantime, he could take the ferry over to Kalmar and run errands there. On the way home, he picked up the ground flour. In good winds, Kvarnkungen could grind 400 kg of flour and pit per hour.

Kvarnkungen was built in Kalmar in 1749. It was moved to Björnhovda in the 1880s. The mill has two pairs of stones that you can grind with at the same time, one pair for wheat and rye with sieves for bread, the other pair for oats and barley for animal feed. The first miller was the Scanian Per Persson. He and his servant lived in a room in the cold and draughty mill. When Per got married and had children, a cottage was built next to the mill.

In 1921, Kvarnkungen was bought by John Wahlström. He came from Skärlöv on Öland. In 1930, John built a motor mill to become independent of the wind and ground pit and rye sift here. In the adjacent windmill Drottningen , he ground the wheat.

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