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Cotton-Gin

Description: Patent for "... certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Gins.." (lines 4-5) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 26, 1886
Creator: Ralston, Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Seed Scale Hopper]

Description: Photograph of the the seed scale hopper for weighing cotton seed in the Burton Farmer's Gin with printed text at the top that says, "S[...] Weight on Seed Scale." There are chains above the chute and the wall behind it is made of corrugated metal.
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg
Partner: Texas Cotton Gin Museum

[Seed Scale]

Description: Photograph of the seed scale on the second floor of the Burton Farmer's Gin including visible rafters and corrugated metal roofing. Windows are visible in the background, on the right side of the image.
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg
Partner: Texas Cotton Gin Museum

[Engine Label]

Description: Detail view of the engine label on the Bessemer, or “Lady B” engine as it is called, at the Burton Farmer's Gin, with the text: "Bessemer Oil Engine. Spec.U. Type IV. Pat. Nov. 9th 1915. Pat Dec. 14th 1915. Pat. Dec. 14th 1915. Pat. Dec. 21st 1915. Pat's Pending. No. 3290[...] R. P M. 250, H.P. 125. The Bessemer Gas Engine Co. Grove City, PA."
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg
Partner: Texas Cotton Gin Museum

[Engine Side View]

Description: Close-up photograph of mechanical components on the Bessemer engine inside the Burton Farmer's Gin. This is a close-up of one side of the Bessemer Type IV Engine. The Flywheel is visible in the upper left corner of the picture. In the background, an interior wall is visible with two sets of windows and corrugated metal siding.
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg
Partner: Texas Cotton Gin Museum

[View of the Line Shaft at the Burton Farmers Gin]

Description: Photograph of an interior space at the Burton Farmer's Gin that includes a series of wheels along the left side of the image, spaced between large wooden beam columns, some of which have belts or pipes leading toward the right side of the image. Windows are visible at the back and along the left side of the room.
Date: October 1978
Creator: Felder, Greg
Partner: Texas Cotton Gin Museum

Improvement in Cotton-Gin Feeder

Description: Patent for improvements in cotton gins, including endless apron, toothed cylinder, and toothed equalizing and distributing bars. Includes instructions and illustration.
Date: September 6, 1870
Creator: Ralston, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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