Company Name:

Pelton Water Wheel Co.  Search this

Related companies:

Falk Co. ; New London Ship & Engine Co. ; Builder's Iron Foundry.  Search this

Notes content:

Circa late 19th century through 1950s catalogs for Pelton water wheels (turbine & tangential) : standard pumps ; centrifugal pumps ; reaction turbines ; impulse turbines ; water motors ; surge suppressors ; valves ; for water works, power developments, irrigation , flood control; and the Pelton Long-Stroke Hydraulic Jack for Deep-Well Oil Pumping. Includes a booklet entitled "Exhibit of the Pelton Water Wheel Co., Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915" ; a journal article entitled "The Economic Development of Hydro-Electric Energy by Impulse and Reaction Turbines" ; an article called "Kern River Number Three Plant of the Southern California Edison Co." ; a journal article entitled "Problems Encountered in the Design and Operation of Impulse Turbines" ; an article called: "Tangential Water Wheel Efficiencies" ; and another article entitled : " Impulse Wheels Developed for Silt-Laden Water ; http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/293.html

Includes:

Trade catalog, manual and histories

Black and white images

Physical description:

50 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

San Francisco, California, United States

Date range:

1800s-1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this

Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this

Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this

Well drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.  Search this

Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this

Water wheels; water motors and waterpower equipment  Search this

Topic:

Agricultural implements  Search this

Agricultural machinery  Search this

Air-compressors  Search this

Foundries  Search this

Gas well drilling  Search this

Hydraulic engineering  Search this

Hydraulic machinery  Search this

Mining machinery industry  Search this

Oil well drilling  Search this

Pumping machinery industry  Search this

Water well drilling  Search this

Water-power  Search this

Water-wheels  Search this

Well drillers  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_29805

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_29805