Improved Water-Wheel. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Improved Water-Wheel.
  • Added Title Water Wheel.

Creator

  • Inventor: Littlepage, C. V.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: C. V. Littlepage, of Austin, Texas.

Contributor

  • Witness: Taylor, M. A.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Robinson, G. E.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: N. Peters, Photo-Lithographer, Washington D. C.

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1859-02-08
  • 1859-02-08

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for the improvement of the water-wheel using curved buckets over a spiral water passage to increase power and volume, including illustration.
  • Physical Description: [1], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Landscape and Nature - Water
  • Keyword: wheels
  • Keyword: buckets
  • Keyword: water wheels

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Travis County - Austin

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 22880
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth165065

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