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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
THOMAS W. HAM, OF FROSA, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN HAND COTTON-PICKERS:
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 220,607, dated October 14, 1879; application filed
August 5, 1879.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, TxonA s WILLIAM HA-M,
of Frosa, in the county of Limestone and State
of Texas, have invented a new and useful Im-
provement in Hand Cotton-Pickers, of which
the following is a specification.
Figure 1 is a side view of my improved ma-
chine, part being broken away to show the
construction. Fig. 2 is an end view of the
same. Fig, 3 is a front view of the same.
Similar letters of reference indicate corre-
sponding parts.
The object of this invention is to furnish an
improved hand-nmachine for picking cotton
from the stalks in the field which shall be
simple in construction, convenient in use, and
effective in operation, removing the fiber
quickly and entirely from the bolls.
The invention consists in the combination
of the frame, the three boards, a series of
cranks, the handle, a projecting spindle, and
the four guide-pins with each other, and in
the combination of a pivoted cap with the re-
cessed shedding-board and the spindle, as
hereinafter fully described.
A represents a small frame, formed of two
side bars connected at their ends by rounds,
which serve as handles in using the machine.
To the middle part of the frame A, and con-
centric therewith, is attached a board, B, in
the hole of which works the spindle C. Upon
the spindle C, at the outer side of the board
B, is formed-or to it is attached the crank D,
the pin of which works in a hole of the board
E. The board E is connected at its four cor-
ners with the four corners of the board B by
four cranks, F, so that the said board E will
always be kept parallel with the said board B.
To the center of the outer side of the board
E, and about in line with the crank-pin of the
center crank, D, is attached the handle G, by
means of which the said board E is operatedto rotate the spindle C. The spindle C is de-
signed to be made hollow and with an oval
point, and passes through a central hole of the
board H, which is placed upon four equidistant
guide-pins, I. The bases of the guide-pins I
are attached to the board B, and the said pins
have knobs or heads formed upon or attached
to their forward ends to serve as stops to keep
the board H from passing off the said ends.
In the rear side of the shedding-board H is
formed a recess to receive water to keep the
spindle C moistened, so that it will take hold
of the cotton more readily, which recess is cov-
ered by a cap, J, as shown in Fig. 2 and in
dotted lines in Fig. 3. The cap J is pivoted
at one end to the shedding-board H, and has
a curved slot formed in it, to allow it to be
swung on and off the spindle C.
In using the machine the spindle C is thrust
endwise into the cotton-bolls, and is turned
around by operating the crank to wind the
fiber upon it. When the spindle is loaded the
frame A is rested upon the edge of the basket
and the board H is pushed down, pushing off
the fiber and shedding it into the said basket.
Having thus fully described my invention,
I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent-
1. The combination of the frame A, the three
boards B E H, the series of cranks D F, the
handle G, the spindle C, and the four guide-
pins I with each other, substantially as herein
shown and described.
2. The combination of the pivoted cap J
with the recessed shedding-board H and the
spindle C, substantially as herein shown and
described.
THOMAS WM. HAM.
Witnesses:
JAMES B. SCOTT,
H. B. KEYSER.
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Ham, Thomas William. Improvement in Hand Cotton Pickers., patent, October 14, 1879; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169906/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.