Farm Collector

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Any other water motor collectors out there?

I got this water motor pump at an auction a few years ago. It was built by National Regulator Co., Chicago and New York, and patented in 1912. I have seen a few water motors. One was used in the basement of an old house to pump cistern water to the second-floor bathroom. I wonder what other uses they had. Are there any other water motor collectors out there? Also, I would like a source for 4-inch leathers for the pistons.

Bob Farris, Rochelle, Illinois; (815)

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