Hand's Improved Cotton Press
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A short Scientific American item from 1860 describing David L. Miller's improved hay, hop and cotton press, with an engraving. It explains the wooden box press with a movable follower raised by chains wound on a geared shaft turned by a hand crank. It also notes use for hops and the patent granted March 20, 1860. The page also carries the end of a preceding article on a press mechanism.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- May 19, 1860
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
- Archive notes
- Reduced to 85% to fit on page
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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