Mills were industrial facilities that used to be numerous in all parts of the Polish Podtatrze region. Most of them were powered with a waterwheel fuelled by surface water and their equipment consisted of only one stone rolling mill. Additional equipment and factory appliances were introduced much later, in the inter-war period and after World War II. Such a mill used to stand at the outskirts of the village of Chyżne. It belonged to a peasant cooperative and was rented by Jan Sobczak. The mill was built about 200 years ago in the so-called Urbary-Bór on the Jeleśnia stream that later became a border. The mill was refurbished in 1950s and its equipment was modernised. It remained in operation till the end of the 1970s. With time, it fell into disrepair and today one can only see the foundations of the former rural industry workshop in the bushes between the meanders of Jeleśnia. The mill on display in the open-air museum is a copy of the now-gone building from Chyżne. However, a part of its original equipment survived and was brought to the museum. Inside the building visitors can admire the mill, which is still capable of grinding grain today. The equipment includes a factory mill and a stone mill (a large quern) with feeders, as well as sieves located in the attic. The entire system is fuelled with water, probably fed through ‘złoby’ supported by benches and moved by a large wheel with 45 spears filled with water. The drive mechanism and gears including transmission belts are located in the basement.