. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. Fig. 429, Since the original inven- tion of the cotton gin, by Eli Whit- ney, the improve- ments have been simply to increase the number of lags on the brush cyl- inder, with the view of subdivid- ing the pellets from the saw-gin teeth into a finely-divided lint; but it has re- mained for the in- ventors of the above to add a condenser, , so as to deliver the lint in a continuous bat ready for pack- ing in the bale, and thus doing away with the tedious process of stamping and com pressing the lint. The engrav- ing so thoroughly represents the ma- ch
. Charles V. Mapes'. Agricultural machinery. Fig. 429, Since the original inven- tion of the cotton gin, by Eli Whit- ney, the improve- ments have been simply to increase the number of lags on the brush cyl- inder, with the view of subdivid- ing the pellets from the saw-gin teeth into a finely-divided lint; but it has re- mained for the in- ventors of the above to add a condenser, , so as to deliver the lint in a continuous bat ready for pack- ing in the bale, and thus doing away with the tedious process of stamping and com pressing the lint. The engrav- ing so thoroughly represents the ma- chine and its action as to render des- cription unneces- sary; the separation of sand, dirt, etc., is quite Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mapes, Charles Victor, 1836-1916. [from old catalog]. New York, M'Crea & Miller
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