Cotton Gin. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Cotton Gin.

Creator

  • Inventor: Basom, Ransford W.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Basom, R.W., of Longview, Texas.

Contributor

  • Witness: Burris, W.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Cundiff, Sam
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Welborne, R. D.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1882-08-22
  • Acceptance Date: 1882-08-22
  • Submission Date: 1881-11-23

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for a new and improved cotton gin. This design calls for the circular saw blades of the gin to pass through two metal ribs, one of which aligns with the tip of the saw teeth, while the other aligns with the root of the saw teeth.
  • Physical Description: [2], : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): agricultural equipment
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Processing and Storage - Cotton Gins

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Gregg County - Longview

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Patent Number: 263099
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth170390

Note

  • Display Note: "SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,099, dated August 22, 1882. Application filed November 23, 1881. (No model.)"
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