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Reissued patent for a new and useful improvement in cotton press: "The invention consists in operating the nut of a follower-screw by means of a drive-pinion, whose own shaft is actuated alternately in opposite directions, by a friction-wheel" (lines 13-16).
Knowles, William Wadsworth.Improvement in Cotton-Presses.,
patent,
August 30, 1870;
[Washington D.C.].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth165246/:
accessed April 26, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
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