Cotton Gin. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Cotton Gin.

Creator

  • Inventor: Huntsman, Edward L.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Edward L. Huntsman, of Rochester, Texas

Contributor

  • Witness: Hunt, Paul M.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.
  • Witness: Robert, M.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.
  • Printer: Norris Peters Co.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: Inc Norris Peters Co., Photo-Litho., Washington, D.C.

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1917-06-05
  • Acceptance Date: 1917-06-05
  • Submission Date: 1916-06-19

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for improvements in cotton gins, including "an attachment for a gin feeder to separate cotton from the burs during the gin operation...especially adapted for use upon cotton containing an excess amount of bolls" (lines 13-16). The improvements include an air suction device to remove cotton from the burs before it enters the gin.
  • Physical Description: [3], 3 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): agricultural equipment
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farm Equipment
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Processing and Storage - Cotton Gins
  • Keyword: suctions

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Haskell County - Rochester

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Patent Number: 1229084
  • Government Documents No.: 02/104541
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth853510
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