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Mini T-Frame - $160.00
14" wheel, 20" long frame, rubber feet. 7" steel 'cotton' spindle, plain leather bearings, 45-to-1 drive ratio. Wheel, wheel post & spindle support easily remove for transport, storage. Fits into normal suitcase with room to spare. |
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Standard T-Frame - $220.00
Our best seller. 18" wheel, 35" frame. 7" steel 'cotton' spindle, bronze or brass bearings, 58-to-1 drive ratio. Knocks down for transport, storage. |
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Jumbo T-Frame - $320.00
Almost a miniature 'Great wheel'. 24" wheel, 44" frame with rubber feet. Brass bearings, 8" steel 'wool' spindle, 64-to-1 drive ratio, take-down feature. |
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Bull-Pups:
MLH: $320.00; Maple: $350.00; Oak: $375.00; Walnut: $380.00; Cherry: $380.00 Adapted from Amos-designed World Bank Charkha, the Bull-Pup is an accelerated cotton wheel with a vertical spindle. Drive ratio about 115-to-1. 7" steel vertical spindle mounted in bronze pedestal & collar bearings. Secondary & primary drive band tensions are adjustable. Rubber feet. About 14" wide, 20" long, 8" overall height. The Bull-Pup is available in maple, oak, walnut, cherry & MLH. |
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Banjo Charkha:
MLH: $300.00; Maple: $300.00; Oak: $325.00; Walnut: $350.00; Cherry: $350.00; Bird's-Eye: As available. An accelerated cotton wheel with horizontal spindle. Very decorative. Inspired by the 19th century 'banjo' wall clocks of Simon Willard & others. About 80-to-1 drive ratio. 36" long, 8" wide. Hangs on wall (like a clock) to store, lays flat on floor or table to spin. |
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Cotton wheel - $950.00
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Cotton Roller Gins
Will gin several ounces of cotton per hour, depending upon operator vigor. For all slick-seeded cottons only! Will not work on hairy-seeded types. | |
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"Japanese" type Cotton Roller Gin - $510.00
Single-crank, synchronized roller gin for separating seed, lint from 'slick-seeded' cottons. Replica of small roller gin from Japan (circa 1900). Adjustable roller nip. Double doctor blades. Infeed tray, section screen. Scored rollers synchronized by carved spiral pinions. Dovetail pegged mortise-&-tenon "puzzle" construction. No metal, screws, nails, or glue. Removable, reversible 'sit-upon' base. Elegant & portable. MLH. |
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Slab and Pin - $40.00
Primitive & effective tools for ginning cotton. Iron pin pinches, presses seed cotton against stone slab, & squeezes 'lint' from seed as pin is rolled. Simple to do & surprisingly easy. Method is authentic from circa 1300 BCE to the present. Iron pin is approx. 5/8" dia. x 8" long; the slab is 12" x 6". |
