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Improved Method of Feathering the Sails of Vanes of Windmills. (open access)

Improved Method of Feathering the Sails of Vanes of Windmills.

Patent for a new windmill design with different sails and connections, including illustrations.
Date: March 31, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Mode of Regulating the Velocity and Furling the Sails of Wind-Wheels. (open access)

Improved Mode of Regulating the Velocity and Furling the Sails of Wind-Wheels.

Patent for a new windmill using different parts to help regulate the sails and for folding and unfolding the sails, including illustration.
Date: March 24, 1857
Creator: Witting, F. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History