Pieter Van Gelder

Dutch-born engineer and inventor.

1904 'Information has been received in that Mr Pieter Van Gelder. the well known milling engineer, died at Granville, New South Wales, on the 15th October Last. Mr. Van Gelder was many years resident in this city [Liverpool], and was the inventor of the "tornado,” which, although brought out more than twenty years ago, is still the best device for separating dust from air. He was also the inventor of the the balanced sieve, which is now universal in all corn mills. His inventive genius extended to other lines, as, besides making many other inventions in milling, he also took out patents in connection with with bicycle brakes and motorcars, and invented a very curious and novel rotary motor worked on the centrifugal principle of the “tornado,” the only one in existence. Of late years he had been almost prevented from pursuing his profession through delicacy of the lungs, brought on by the dust in the mills, and was advised to go to Australia for the benefit of his health. He had delayed, however, too long, although he rallied for a time when he got there.'

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