Improvement in Hand Cotton Pickers.

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Patent for a new method of picking cotton by hand, whereby 3 spindles remove the fibers from the bolls.

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1, 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Ham, Thomas William October 14, 1879.

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  • Main Title: Improvement in Hand Cotton Pickers.
  • Alternate Title: Hand Cotton Picker.

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Patent for a new method of picking cotton by hand, whereby 3 spindles remove the fibers from the bolls.

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1, 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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  • October 14, 1879

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  • October 14, 1879

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  • August 5, 1879

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Ham, Thomas William. Improvement in Hand Cotton Pickers., patent, October 14, 1879; Washington D.C.. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169906/: accessed April 21, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.