Thai cotton fiber cleaning device; 19th C.

Description (Brief):

Thai cotton fiber cleaning device; 19th C.. On the catalog card, 'roller gin' has been crossed out and replaced by 'cotton cleaner.' Part of Royal Siamese Commission, displayed at Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Date Made: before 1904

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Thailand

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.E235420.000Catalog Number: E235420.000Accession Number: 44425Catalog Number: E235420

Object Name: cotton cleaner

Measurements: overall: 12 1/4 in x 15 1/2 in x 21 3/4 in; 31.115 cm x 39.37 cm x 55.245 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-8419-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_649319

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