What Is This?

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted March 6, 2016182 views6 comments

I was wandering around Columbia the other day and found this interesting machine. Can you identify it?

Nikon D-7100
Nikkor 16-85mm
ACR and Minimal PS processing
March 2016

Please see the large version. Thanks!

Your thoughts are always appreciated. cool

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Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on March 6, 2016 at 1:20 PM

Water catching cups for a Pelton Wheel? Nice photo, too.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on March 6, 2016 at 4:46 PM

Cool image. My guess is a paddle wheel on a mill.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 7, 2016 at 1:38 PM

Some type of water catching device connected to a mill wheel.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on March 7, 2016 at 8:33 PM

The first studded tire (wheel)? Maybe something used in mining. Whatever it is, nice photo.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on March 10, 2016 at 5:09 PM

Thanks for your comments!

Reno nailed it. It is a Pelton Wheel. A high pressure stream of water is directed into the cups. The wheel's shaft was connected to other machines; the most common were sharpening wheels, and stamp mills for crushing gold-bearing rock.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on March 13, 2016 at 1:00 PM

Interesting textures and composition.

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