Indian cotton bower and his wife who is weaving a narrow strip of cloth. Before the invention of the cotton gin, raw cotton was bowed to remove the seeds before carding and spinning. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London. 1822.
Indian cotton bower and his wife who is weaving a narrow strip of cloth. Before the invention of the cotton gin, raw cotton was bowed to remove the seeds before carding and spinning. Hand-coloured engraving published Rudolph Ackermann, London. 1822.
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