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Side view of the spinning mule

Side view of the spinning mule perfected in 1779 by Samuel Crompton (1753-1827) English inventor of Bolton, Lancashire. Crompton's mule made it possible to spin any yarn by machinery and was one of the inventions which revolutionised the British textile industry.  Woodcut from "Great Industries of Great Britain" (London, c1889).  (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images).
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Title: Side view of the spinning mule
Caption: Side view of the spinning mule perfected in 1779 by Samuel Crompton (1753-1827) English inventor of Bolton, Lancashire. Crompton's mule made it possible to spin any yarn by machinery and was one of the inventions which revolutionised the British textile industry. Woodcut from "Great Industries of Great Britain" (London, c1889). (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)
Category: UIG HISTORY
Credit: Album / Universal Images Group / Universal History Images \ UIG
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Image size: 5100 × 2981 px | 43.5 MB
Print size: 43.2 × 25.2 cm | 2007.9 × 1173.6 in (300 dpi)