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shafts, which move on the track laid for them by the 

 wheels at their ends. 



At their upper ends, these shafts are connected by a 

 toggle-joint, above which is the follower, which moves up 

 and down in the packing-box. This cut represents the 



Fig. 11. P. G. GARDNER'S COTTON PRESS. 



position of the machinery when the bale is compressed, 

 that is, when the toggle-joint and the follower are at 

 the top of the packing-box. By turning the wheels in 

 the opposite direction from which they were turned to 

 carry the follower up, a will be brought over to the left 



