Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Cotton Gin - 1794


http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/7800/7804/cottongin_7804.htm
The Cotton Gin was first invented in March 14th, 1794, by Eli Whitney. It was designed to remove the cotton from the seeds. The process involved a small screen with pulling hooks to force the cotton through the screen. This invention changes the world by not manually pulling the cotton apart.

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