Spinning jenny

device · 1764 · Industrial Revolution

Hargreaves’s multi-spindle spinning frame.

Inventor: James Hargreaves.

What it is made of

Spindle — has part. One wheel turns eight or more spindles.
Row of spindles — has part. A row of vertical spindles.
Large spinning drive wheel — has part. A drive wheel with a handle.
Printer carriage — has part. It draws out the roving.

Principles and materials it uses

Wood — is made of. The machine is wooden.
Cotton — uses. It spins cotton and wool.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

Spinning wheel — evolved from. Many spindles driven by one wheel.
Spinning mule — evolved into. Crompton combined the jenny and the water frame.

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