Wheel identification

[TdcJD]

Just picked up this wheel, but no idea on the manufacturer. It's an 8ft wheel. Takes 5 sections to make the full wheel. Came with 2 extra sections as well. All the sections are identical to this one

[Challenge 27]

Its a Samson wheel. Having a clip on each side of the blade where the blades are attached to the rim is a dead giveaway that its Samson. Also 5 sections for an 8 foot size wheel. The Samson was made by the Stover Manufacturing And Engine Company in Freeport, Illinois.

Will find these wheels on both the Samson open double-geared windmill, as well as the later Samson Oil-Rites.

Have seen at least two Stover steel wheel Ideals with this type of wheel. Whether this is a case of somebody replacing a wind wrecked wheel on an Ideal with the later type of wheel, or whether a few Ideals in the last days of the Ideal were fitted with this type of wheel at the factory, I will leave to the experts to decide.

Challenge 27

[mtblah]

Both of the Ideal Steel open gear I have completed haver this style fan . Built by Stover 1895 to 1910

[Windcatcher530 Dan]

Yup definitely Stover

[TdcJD]

Awesome, thanks! Now I just have to find or make some spokes for it! Haha