Cotton Cleaner and Feeder.

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Patent for "a machine especially adapted for cleaning cotton and distributing the same to one or more gins; and it has for its object to so construct the machine that it will receive the cotton from the usual suction-pipe or equivalent supply, will clean the cotton, shred or separate the same and deliver it to a carrier, which in its turn will distribute the cotton to the hoppers of one or more gins, the distribution being evenly and expeditiously accomplished; and a further object of the invention is to provide for a steady feed of the cotton at the delivery … continued below

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[2], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Moore, Martin L. January 14, 1896.

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Patent for "a machine especially adapted for cleaning cotton and distributing the same to one or more gins; and it has for its object to so construct the machine that it will receive the cotton from the usual suction-pipe or equivalent supply, will clean the cotton, shred or separate the same and deliver it to a carrier, which in its turn will distribute the cotton to the hoppers of one or more gins, the distribution being evenly and expeditiously accomplished; and a further object of the invention is to provide for a steady feed of the cotton at the delivery end of the carrier, said device effectually preventing choking at that point." (Lines 7-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.

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[2], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,125, dated January 14, 1896. Application filed May 18,1895. Serial No. 549,822. (No model.)

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  • January 14, 1896

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  • May 18, 1895

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Moore, Martin L. Cotton Cleaner and Feeder., patent, January 14, 1896; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174193/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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