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jan 5, 1764 - Spinning Jenny was created

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The Spinning Jenny was created in 1764. It was created by James Hargreaves. It was created to have workers do their job better. It allowed workers to spin eight spindles at a time. This allowed people to make more without doing as much.

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jan 5, 1764
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~ 262 years ago

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