Source #1:
Whitney, Eli. 1794. Cotton Gin. Patent 72X (NAF#97c). March 14.
This image shows Eli Whitney’s design of the cotton gin. It is his patent on the product. The design was made to separate the cotton from it’s seeds.
This book is describes the various hand tools and inventions used to spin and weave cotton. It also describes the inventions from different areas of the world and how some places advanced faster than others.
Source #3: Holley, . The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, “John Daniel Rust.” Last modified December 29, 2010. Accessed December 2, 2013. http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2272.
This source was used to inform me who created harvesting machines and to inform me on the different ways to harvest cotton in the industrial era.
Source #4: Schur, . http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/cotton-gin-patent/.
This source was used to help me understand Eli Whitney’s development of the cotton gin and the obstacles he faced with his patent and those who were making replicas of his cotton gin model.
Source #5: http://www.eliwhitney.org/7/sites/default/files/minisites/cotton/patent.html.
This website was used to illustrate Eli Whitney’s cotton gin, the parts of the machine and how it separated the seed from the fibers.
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