Improved Cotton Cleaner
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A short 1860 Scientific American article describing William H. Johnson's patented cotton cleaner, which removes sand and dirt from raw cotton. It explains how a saw cylinder, a counter-rotating brush, and a series of beaters drive the cotton up an inclined trough with a slatted bottom, so that dirt falls through the slats into receptacles below. Two figures illustrate the machine and the slat shape. It also gives the patent date and the inventor's address.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- October 27, 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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