Governor for Cotton Gins and Cotton Gin Feeders.
Description:
Patent for a new and improved governor for cotton gins. This design "consists, first, in the combination of an oscillating or movable roll-breast with a regulating attachment, whereby the size of the roll or the pressure of the cotton in the roll-box is made to regulate the feed to the gin to any desired degree; second, in forming a series of slots through the outer side of the roll-breast, so that the cotton seed may be discharged through the outer side of the breast, as well as in addition to…
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Date:
May 10, 1881
Creator:
Forbes, Lycurgus D.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department