Nice
early iron wheel, "Motor #5"
Patented
Oct, 1880, Feb, 1887, and Aug1888
This
wheel is about 20 inches diameter.
This
wheel has very interesting spokes,
also,
please note the split buckets, and old "bearings".
Wheel
diameter approximately 12 inches diameter.
A
12 inch Pelton Wheel
Several
Different Styles of Pelton Buckets From Early Times.
This
is Pelton's Demonstrator Wheel, Please see museum sign below.
Museum
Sign
30
Foot Pelton Wheel, at the NorthStar Mining Museum!
In
it's originally installed position, it ran an air compressor.
Interesting
Wooden Wheel
Pelton
Wheel, on original structure, with valve and nozzle(bottom of pic)
Looks
like the operator of this wheel may have gotten a free shower.