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Hydraulic Motor. (open access)

Hydraulic Motor.

Patent for improvements in “water-motor in which the float-boards, paddles, or buckets move through the water in such a manner as to get as nearly as possible all the force it is capable of yielding, avoiding the great waste of power that results from the use of water-wheels.” (Lines 16-22) Illustration is included.
Date: October 27, 1891
Creator: Hurd, Judson B. & McLane, Hiram H.
System: The Portal to Texas History