Water wheel
William Maxwell
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
cast iron, oak & elm
Measurements
1220 mm (Width); 5488 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Florence Court, County Fermanagh
NT 631504
Summary
A historic system comprising of a William Maxwell 1848 overshot wheel. Headrace to larch flume, via sluice to 18' diameter by 4' wide cast iron wheel with oak arms and elm buckets. 7rpm at best which equals 10hp for 48 inches diameter sawblade to turn at 600rpm.
Makers and roles
William Maxwell , manufacturer