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Manufacturers Index - Bridgeport Iron Works
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Patent Number Date Title Name City Description
10,080 Oct. 04, 1853 Improved turbine water-wheel Henry Van DeWater Albany, NY According to an 1869 advertisement from Bridgeport Iron Works, they were "Manufacturers and Agents for Van De Water's Improved Turbine Water Wheel, Best Water Wheel in use." This patent gives the inventor's surname as "Van De Water" but a subsequent patent, 33,220, gives it as "Van DeWater", as does the aforementioned ad.
33,220 Sep. 03, 1861 Improved water-wheel Henry Van DeWater Weedsport, NY According to an 1869 advertisement from Bridgeport Iron Works, they were "Manufacturers and Agents for Van De Water's Improved Turbine Water Wheel, Best Water Wheel in use."