Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton.

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Patent for an improved cotton elevator, separator, and distributor that is meant to move cotton from a wagon or storage, remove dirt, and deliver it to a gin. The "improved apparatus comprises a pneumatic cotton-conveying tube by which the cotton is lifted or carried to the distributor, a separator for removing the cotton from the air current, and a distributor comprising a trunk for receiving the cotton from the separator extending over the two gin feeders, having openings delivering into the feeders, and an endless chain conveyer moving in said trunk, causing the cotton to travel along therein and drop … continued below

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[2], 3 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Bachman, Joseph A. & Clark, Frank S. October 31, 1893.

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  • Main Title: Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton.
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Patent for an improved cotton elevator, separator, and distributor that is meant to move cotton from a wagon or storage, remove dirt, and deliver it to a gin. The "improved apparatus comprises a pneumatic cotton-conveying tube by which the cotton is lifted or carried to the distributor, a separator for removing the cotton from the air current, and a distributor comprising a trunk for receiving the cotton from the separator extending over the two gin feeders, having openings delivering into the feeders, and an endless chain conveyer moving in said trunk, causing the cotton to travel along therein and drop out therefrom through the delivery openings into the feeders" (lines 16-27).

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[2], 3 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Application filed April 4, 1893. Serial No. 469,012. (No model.)

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Bachman, Joseph A. & Clark, Frank S. Apparatus for Handling Seed-Cotton., patent, October 31, 1893; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth173545/: accessed April 27, 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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