Latest content added for UNT Digital Library Searchhttps://digital2.library.unt.edu/search/?t=fulltext&fq=str_location_county%3APike+County%2C+IL&sort=date_a2011-08-04T17:55:08-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for searching UNT Digital Library SearchFiber-Machine.2011-08-04T17:55:08-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170814/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170814/"><img alt="Fiber-Machine." title="Fiber-Machine." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170814/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for an improvement in fiber machines that is "adaptable to fibers of various plants; but it is especially designed for separating the fiber of plants found in Mexico--such as lechugilla, Spanish dagger, and similar plants" (lines 28-32). The machine is used to separate the usable fiber from the leaves, stalks, and other parts of the plants.</p>Fiber machine.2011-08-04T17:55:08-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170815/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170815/"><img alt="Fiber machine." title="Fiber machine." src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170815/thumbnail/"/></a></p><p>Patent for the improvement of fiber-machines, using rolls, bearings, wheels, brushes, racks and pinions.</p>