Resource Type

Water-Wheel. (open access)

Water-Wheel.

Patent for a water-wheel. The object of this invention is to provide a water-wheel in which the energy of the water shall act upon a series of peripheral buckets on a principle of hydraulic pressure in contradistinction to that of mere impact and momentum.
Date: June 20, 1891
Creator: Walker, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air-Ship. (open access)

Air-Ship.

Patent for a self-propelled, navigable air ship. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 12, 1891
Creator: Walker, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History