Carl,
Go to Louis Hunter's "A History of Industrial Power in the United  
States, 1780-1930, Volume 1:Waterpower".  There he discusses the  
nineteenth century "American System" of manufacturing that resulted  
in increased numbers of products being made in bulk and being bought  
"off the shelf", rather than custom made.  Then he gets to "American"  
wheels or turbines, made by a number of companies in the last half of  
the century.  He discusses and illustrates several, including one of  
the biggest, James Leffel of Ohio.  These "American" turbines are  
typcially mixed flow types, highly efficient even in low-head settings.

PEM

On Feb 21, 2007, at 3:28 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

Howdy -

Has any on this list ever enountered references or drawing for what has
been referred to as "...a 26-inch turbine of the "American" pattern..."

This refernce comes from an 1881 mining comapny report about their  
milling
operartions.  This refers to a water-powered turbine.

Thanks.

Carl Barna

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