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Scientific American, Vol. 43, No. 4 (1880) (1880)

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orts, E F, in the face of tle pump heads, as shown in dot- A sectional turbine water wheel, so cunstructed that the at the factories the wood is first sawed into strips about four ted lines in the sectional vigw. ‘The pump consists of an outer case of The wood in place, has been patented by Mr.… … large pumps for constant use, and sometimes screws with across shaft and wheels, the ob- ject being to readily throw the drive wheels in thesmaller sizes, the floats may be made of wood—rock maple—which is said to last into or out of gear. several months under constant usage, and when worn the An…

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