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Spinning Mule

Great Britain · Economy / Textile Industry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1779Date range
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Chronological records

1779

Samuel Crompton1779

Bolton · Economy / Textile Industry

Crompton develops the spinning mule, combining features of earlier spinning machines.

Names involved

Samuel Crompton

Provenance

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