1898 Cotton Compress from Charlotte, North Carolina
This compress reduces a bale of cotton to approximately eight inches to allow more bales of cotton to be transported via a railroad car.
It is estimated that with 130 lbs of steam the compress would put 4.5 million lbs. of pressure on a bale of cotton.
Facts_______________
Weighs: 250,000 lbs
Height: 40 ft
Piston: 90 Inch in Diameter
Wooden Post: 18x18 inches, 17 feet long
38th Annual Southeast Old Threshers Reunion at Denton Farmpark in Denton
Photo made July 2, 2008
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Cotton pickin' crusher
Wow! I didn't know anything like this had ever been put into service. I think that compression rivals modern compactors used on radioactive waste drums.
Does cotton get compacted today before shipment?
I presume this is permanently installed at the Farmpark and that the "roof" is just to help protect it from the elements, true?