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The spinning with a single worker able to work eight or more spools at once.
Components
The idea was developed as a machine with eight wooden spindles at one end, spun from a much larger wheel at the other. A set of eight rovings were attached to a beam that could roll. A clamp-like device in the roving by increasing the spinners' productivity even more. The machines were often operated by children, who could more easily move about them. The machine produced coarse yarn that lacked strength, but it was still suitable for the making of fabric.
History
James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny. He was born in Oswaldtwistle, near Blackburn, in 1720.
At the time cotton production could not keep up with demand, and Hargreaves spent some time considering how to improve the upright. Hargreaves realized there was no particular reason the spindles had to be horizontal, as they always had been, and he could place them vertically in a row.
The name is variously said to derive from this tale
Success
Hargreaves kept the machine secret for some time, but he produced a number for his own growing industry. The price of yarn fell, angering the large spinning community in Blackburn. Eventually they broke into his house and smashed his machines, forcing him to flee to Nottingham in 1768. There he set up shop producing jennies in secret for one Mr. Shipley, with the assistance of a joiner named James.
Eventually Hargreaves applied for a patent on the jenny in July 1770. By this time a number of spinners in Lancashire were already using copies of the machine, and Hargreaves sent notice that he was taking legal action against them. The manufacturers met, and offered Hargreaves £3000. He at first demanded £7000, and at last stood out for £4000, but the case eventually fell apart when it was learned he had already sold several in the past.
in a shorter amount of time while reducing the overall cost.
See also
- Textile manufacturing terminology
- Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
- Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution
External links
- Essay from http://www.cottontown.org on Hargreaves and the spinning jenny.
- Essay from http://www.cottonttimes.co.uk on Highs and the spinning jenny.
- Source for alternate name of spinning ginny
- Spinning Jenny Summary
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