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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The Spinning Jenny

In 1764, James Hargreaves invented a spinning wheel machine that could compete with the pace of actual weavers.  This machine could spin eight threads at a time which led to it's big success.  He named his invention the Spinning Jenny after his daughter. This invention dramatically increased the efficiency of the textile industry and later spread through out Europe, ultimately revolutionizing the world.

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