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- Aermotor Company Eleventh Annual Descriptive Catalogue, Chicago, Illinois, March 1899 -
- March 01, 1899
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Aermotor Company Eleventh Annual Descriptive Catalogue, Chicago, Illinois, March 1899
- Enertech Wind Turbine, 1984 - In the 1980s Enertech grew to be a leading producer of wind turbines--in an industry fast becoming dominated by European companies. This particular unit was one of 8 installed in Princeton, Massachusetts. The Princeton wind farm, which began operation in September 1984, grew from the community's eagerness to explore alternatives to buying power generated by the Seabrook, New Hampshire, nuclear facility.
- 1984
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Enertech Wind Turbine, 1984
In the 1980s Enertech grew to be a leading producer of wind turbines--in an industry fast becoming dominated by European companies. This particular unit was one of 8 installed in Princeton, Massachusetts. The Princeton wind farm, which began operation in September 1984, grew from the community's eagerness to explore alternatives to buying power generated by the Seabrook, New Hampshire, nuclear facility.
- Farris Windmill - The Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It was built in the mid-1600s and operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Farris family ran it for three generations, starting in 1782. The wind moved the sails of this windmill to operate the grain milling machinery inside. The stone first floor was added at Greenfield Village.
- circa 1650
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Farris Windmill
The Farris windmill is said to be the oldest windmill in the United States. It was built in the mid-1600s and operated in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Farris family ran it for three generations, starting in 1782. The wind moved the sails of this windmill to operate the grain milling machinery inside. The stone first floor was added at Greenfield Village.
- Aermotor Windmill, 1898-1899 - Engineer Thomas O. Perry applied knowledge gained through thousands of controlled tests to perfect a steel windmill, introduced in 1888. Competitors downplayed the mathematical precision of Perry's design, but investments by LaVerne Noyes, a manufacturer in Chicago, and consumer interest in smaller, more durable windmills for less price helped Aermotor windmills become the industry standard.
- 1898-1899
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Aermotor Windmill, 1898-1899
Engineer Thomas O. Perry applied knowledge gained through thousands of controlled tests to perfect a steel windmill, introduced in 1888. Competitors downplayed the mathematical precision of Perry's design, but investments by LaVerne Noyes, a manufacturer in Chicago, and consumer interest in smaller, more durable windmills for less price helped Aermotor windmills become the industry standard.
- Model of a Windmill, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
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Model of a Windmill, circa 1900
- Aermotor Seventh Annual Descriptive Catalogue, Chicago, Illinois, August 1895 -
- August 01, 1895
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Aermotor Seventh Annual Descriptive Catalogue, Chicago, Illinois, August 1895
- Catalog for the Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co., "Up-to-date Windmills," 1906 -
- circa 1920
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Catalog for the Elgin Wind Power & Pump Co., "Up-to-date Windmills," 1906