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Samuel Crompton, English inventor of the spinning mule, c1880s. Artist: James Morrison

Samuel Crompton, English inventor of the spinning mule, c1880s. Between 1772 and 1779 Crompton invented the spinning mule frame, a cross between James Hargreaves' spinning jenny and Richard Arkwright's water-frame spinning machine. The spinning mule made it possible to spin almost any type of yarn very quickly.
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Samuel Crompton, English inventor of the spinning mule, c1880s. Artist: James Morrison
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Samuel Crompton, English inventor of the spinning mule, c1880s. Between 1772 and 1779 Crompton invented the spinning mule frame, a cross between James Hargreaves' spinning jenny and Richard Arkwright's water-frame spinning machine. The spinning mule made it possible to spin almost any type of yarn very quickly.
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2150 x 3148 px | 19.4 MB
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18.2 x 26.7 cm | 7.2 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)
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