Cotton Press (open access)

Cotton Press

Patent for an improved cotton press that construct a cotton-press in which the cotton will be compressed by a continuous operation as it is received from the cotton-gin (line 21-24), the device “consists of two series of rollers arranged in a circle” (line 26).
Date: April 16, 1887
Creator: Brady, Lewis Peter & Brady, WIlliam
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Cotton-Chopper, Harrow, and Cultivator (open access)

Combined Cotton-Chopper, Harrow, and Cultivator

Patent for an improved version of a machine which aids in the processing and maintenance of cotton plants. Includes description of parts and their use and illustrations.
Date: October 18, 1887
Creator: Robinson, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History