Improvement in Hay and Cotton Presses.

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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 consists in a peculiar mode of combining lever and the two … continued below

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

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Nelson, David A. September 9, 1873.

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  • Nelson, David A. David A. Nelson, of Tyler, Texas, Assignor of one-third his right to S. D. Wood.

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  • Main Title: Improvement in Hay and Cotton Presses.
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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 consists in a peculiar mode of combining lever and the two followers to clamp and press the cotton in between them as if in a vise." (Lines 13-26) Illustration is included.

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

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  • July 22, 1873

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  • September 9, 1873

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Nelson, David A. Improvement in Hay and Cotton Presses., patent, September 9, 1873; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166887/: accessed June 19, 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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