Object Details
inventor
Rawl, David
Description (Brief)
David Rawl, of Batesburg, South Carolina, submitted this model with his patent application for an improvement for picking cotton 1882 to the United States Patent Office. The mechanism could be wheeled over the top of a cotton row. A frame is balanced over wheels and as the picker is moved the stalks are guided through spindles where the boll is removed and the cotton drops into a carrier.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1882
patent date
1882-10-31
ID Number
AG.266884
catalog number
266884
accession number
89797
patent number
266,884
Object Name
patent model, cotton picker
Object Type
Patent Model
Physical Description
tinned iron (overall material)
leather (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 28 cm x 42 cm x 37 cm; 11 1/32 in x 16 17/32 in x 14 9/16 in
associated place
United States: South Carolina, Batesburg
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Work and Industry: Agriculture and Natural Resources
Industry & Manufacturing
Agriculture
Invention and the Patent Model
Patent Models
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Cotton
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_857214