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spinning jenny

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spinning jenny

Early multiple-spindle machine for spinning wool or cotton. The hand-powered spinning jenny was patented by James Hargreaves in 1770. The development of the spinning wheel into the spinning jenny was a significant factor in the industrialization of the textile industry, though its product was inferior to that of R. Arkwright's water frame.

spinning jenny
an early type of spinning frame with several spindles, invented by James Hargreaves in 1764


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He is credited with introducing the first spinning jenny into the district, purportedly in 1776 - when he would have been only 12 years old.
Hunting for roots of textile revolution; Holme family's story by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Suspended in the atrium, it brings to mind the outlandish inventions of British pre-war illustrator Heath Robinson, while its principal purpose, to gradually weave a huge threaded knot, which will descend to floor level during the three month exhibition, is allied to the great (and now) low-tech inventions of the industrial revolution, like James Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny and its off-shoot, the Mule, invented by Samuel Compton of Bolton.
Review; BERNIE LUBELL FACT, Wood Street by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
The estate is owned by a descendant of the founding father of the Industrial Revolution, Johnnie Arkwright, whose ancestor Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792) developed the spinning jenny which helped power the Industrial Revolution.
The countryside is calling; GET those walking shoes on and enjoy the ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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