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A cotton gin —meaning "cotton engine" [1][2] —is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. [3] The separated seeds may be used to grow more cotton or to produce cottonseed oil. Handheld roller gins had been used in the Indian subcontinent ...
The diffusion of the spinning wheel, and the incorporation of the worm gear and crank handle into the roller cotton gin, greatly expanded Indian cotton textile production during the Mughal era. [21] During the 19th century, two people using a churka could produce 28 pounds of cotton per day. [22]
Single roller cotton gin – The Ajanta Caves of India yield evidence of a single roller cotton gin in use by the 5th century. [66] This cotton gin was used in India until innovations were made in form of foot powered gins. [67] The cotton gin was invented in India as a mechanical device known as charkhi, more technically the "wooden-worm ...
The cotton gin transformed Southern agriculture and the national economy. [11] Southern cotton found ready markets in Europe and in the burgeoning textile mills of New England. Cotton exports from the U.S. boomed after the cotton gin's appearance – from less than 500,000 pounds (230,000 kg) in 1793 to 93 million pounds (42,000,000 kg) by 1810 ...
Cotton. Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor percentages of waxes, fats, pectins, and water. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will increase ...
The cotton gin was invented in South Asia as a mechanical device known as charkhi, the "wooden-worm-worked roller". [65] This mechanical device was, in some parts of the region, driven by water power. [65] The Ajanta Caves yield evidence of a single roller cotton gin in use by the 5th century. [74]
The diffusion of the spinning wheel and the incorporation of the worm gear and crank handle into the roller cotton gin led to greatly expanded Indian cotton textile production during the Mughal era. [141] Once, the Mughal emperor Akbar asked his courtiers, which was the most beautiful flower.
1856 Pratt Cotton Gin Factory Engraving. The Daniel Pratt Cotton Gin Manufactory ( Continental Eagle Corporation 1986–2012) was a cotton gin factory created by Daniel Pratt in 1854 (Present Buildings on west side of Autauga Creek), in what is now Prattville, Alabama, [1] a town named for him. The factory became the largest cotton gin ...