"Mr. Tyler is the inventor of the Tyler turbine water-wheel, which he had patented in 1856, and which he manufactured for many years. His was the first iron water-wheel made, and nine different patents were subsequently granted him for improvements upon it. These wheels found their way all over the country, some of them also finding their way abroad and for years they were considered the best turbine wheels manufactured, this fact being thoroughly developed some years ago by a comparative and competitive test of the products of other makers of similar wheels." (Quote from 1897)
Information Sources
- Biographical Review, V22, pg. 329
- More history and machine information about the Tyler Water Wheel can be found at the Ledyard Up-Down Sawmill website.