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(Cheryl of the Clue Crew presents from the Eli Whitney Museum in New Haven, Connecticut.) In 1793 this device changed an industry by separating the seeds from the fiber |
the cotton gin
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$600 |
J |
INVENTION |
2004-02-13 |
#4480 |
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Eli Whitney's model for this was stolen & manufactured by competitors before he received his patent in 1794 |
the cotton gin
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$600 |
J |
INVENTIONS |
2003-04-16 |
#4298 |
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Eli Whitney was named to the Hall of Fame in 1974 for this invention |
the cotton gin
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$400 |
DJ |
INVENTORS HALL OF FAME |
1992-11-24 |
#1892 |