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mar 1, 1764 - The Spinning Jenny increased wool mills productivity

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it's made by James Hargreaves. was another example of great inventions of the Industrial Revolution. It allowed workers to spin more wool at any one time.It allowed for a massive reduction in the work needed to produce a piece of cloth and allowed for a worker to work eight or more spools at a time.it was the main driver for the development of a modern factory system. at the time of John death there were around 20,000 Spinning Jenny across the UK.

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mar 1, 1764
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~ 261 years ago