Stover's Automatic Wind Engine for Pumping Water, Grinding, &c., 1876
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Many American farmers in the late 1800s bought windmills to pump water and power machinery. The Stover Wind Engine Company -- one of several companies that used the Stover name -- manufactured windmills for a brief period around the late 1870s. With pages of testimonials, this Stover catalog touted the durable construction and labor- and money-saving qualities of its windmills.
Many American farmers in the late 1800s bought windmills to pump water and power machinery. The Stover Wind Engine Company -- one of several companies that used the Stover name -- manufactured windmills for a brief period around the late 1870s. With pages of testimonials, this Stover catalog touted the durable construction and labor- and money-saving qualities of its windmills.
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1876
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.219.91
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.125 in
Width: 5.75 in
Inscriptions
on front: 1776 STOVER'S 1876. / AUTOMATIC WIND WNGINE, FOR PUMPING WATER, GRINDING GRAIN, &c. / PLEASE READ THIS CIRCULAR ALL OVER WITH AN Unprejudiced Mind, and Buy a Mill and make your home a Garden Spot. . . . on page 11: . . .Our Mills will be on Exhibition at the Great National Centennial
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