Spinning mule

device · 1779 · Industrial Revolution

Crompton’s spinning machine.

Inventor: Samuel Crompton.

What it is made of

• Spindle — has part. The carriage holds hundreds of spindles.
• Drafting rollers — has part. From the water frame.
• Moving carriage with spindles — has part. From the jenny.
• Gear — has part. Gears.

Principles and materials it uses

• Wood — is made of. A spinning mule is a wooden frame.
• Cotton — uses. It spins fine cotton thread.

History: what it evolved from and what it influenced

• Spinning jenny — evolved from. Crompton combined the jenny and the water frame.
• Arkwright’s water frame — evolved from. A hybrid of two machines.

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