Improvement in Hay and Cotton Presses.
Description:
Patent for a press that reduces the bulk of cotton, "allowing it to be baled into convenient form for transportation. It consists in a novel mode of attaching the side of the press-box, so that they can be speedily thrown down from the cotton after compression to allow its convenient manipulation. It also consists in a new mode of connecting the follower with its superposed lever, so that it can be readily turned up out of the way when the cotton is being filled into the press-box. It also cons…
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Date:
September 9, 1873
Creator:
Nelson, David A.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department