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James Hargreaves
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James Hargreaves was an English weaver, carpenter and inventor who lived and worked in Lancashire, England. Hargreaves is credited with inventing the spinning jenny in 1764.
Model of the spinning jenny in a museum in Wuppertal, Germany
Model of the spinning jenny in a museum in Wuppertal, Germany
Spinning jenny
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The spinning jenny is a multi-spindle spinning frame, and was one of the key developments in the industrialisation of textile manufacturing during the early Industrial Revolution. It was invented in 1764-1765 by James Hargreaves in Stan hill, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire in England.
Model of spinning jenny in the Museum of Early Industrialisation, Wuppertal, Germany.
Model of spinning jenny in the Museum of Early Industrialisation, Wuppertal, Germany.
Spinning jenny at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery
Spinning jenny at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery