36 pages with many illustrations and tables; it measures 9 inches by 5-3/4 inches. Cover staining & some foxing throughout with their new San Francisco address penned in on cover [SEE SCANS]. [or other wording] in. May have been super-imposed over the images for security and are not on the actual item. Lester Allan Pelton was born in. Overland to California, to take part in the Gold Rush. In 1860, he moved to Camptonville, a center of placer mining activity. At this time many mining operations were powered by steam engines which consumed vast amounts of wood as their fuel. Some water wheels were used in the larger rivers, but they were ineffective in the smaller streams that were found near the mines. Pelton worked on a design for a water wheel that would work with the relatively small flow found in these streams. By the mid 1870’s, Pelton had developed a wooden prototype of his new wheel. In 1876, he approached the Miners Foundry in Nevada City to build the first commercial models in iron. The first Pelton Wheel was installed at the Mayflower Mine in Nevada City in 1878. The efficiency advantages of the Pelton invention were quickly recognized, and his product was soon in high demand. The company established a factory at 121/123 Main Street in San Francisco. This cover identifies the location of their original office in San Francisco as their Nevada City address is blocked out and their new address 127 First St. In 1892, the Company added a branch on the east coast at 143 Liberty Street in New York City. By 1900, over 11,000 turbines were in use. In 1914, the company moved manufacturing to new, larger premises at 612 Alabama Street in San Francisco. In 1956, the company was acquired by the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Company, which ended manufacture of Pelton Wheels. All paper items broadsides, labels, pamphlets, brochures, photos, etc. The item “1887 Trade Catalog PELTON WATER WHEEL 1St Ed NEVADA CITY California GOLD MINING” is in sale since Monday, December 9, 2019. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “marcas” and is located in Auburn, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, China, South africa, Colombia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Philippines.
- Year Printed: 1887
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Topic: WATER WHEEL
- Binding: Softcover, Wraps
- Region: North America
- Subject: GOLD MINING
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Language: English
- Place of Publication: SAN FRANCISCO
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition