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- Cotton Gin Model, circa 1830 - Removing seed from cotton fiber was the main obstacle to large scale cotton production. A new design of gin, the saw-type, was developed by Eli Whitney, Hodgen Holmes and others in the 1790s. The dispute over who invented the saw-type gin was the first battle of the new US Patent system. This model is most likely closest to Holmes's design.
- circa 1830
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Cotton Gin Model, circa 1830
Removing seed from cotton fiber was the main obstacle to large scale cotton production. A new design of gin, the saw-type, was developed by Eli Whitney, Hodgen Holmes and others in the 1790s. The dispute over who invented the saw-type gin was the first battle of the new US Patent system. This model is most likely closest to Holmes's design.