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"Excelsior" Cotton Gin, circa 1875

THF807626 / "Excelsior" Cotton Gin, circa 1875
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Cotton gin

Date Made

circa 1875

Creator Notes

Patented by Orren Webb Massey of Macon, Georgia

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in The Gallery by GM

Object ID

35.820.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of C.G. Milner.

Material

Wood (Plant Material)
Metal

Color

Brown (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 46.5 in
Width: 62 in
Length: 42 in

Inscriptions

on side: [?] / Excelsior on side: 610 on top of each lubricator: DELVAN WOOD / & / HANCOCK PATENT / 1846
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