"mule" (jan 1, 1790 – jan 1, 1799)
Description:
The most important was Samuel Crompton's "mule" built-in 1799. Adapted by steam power by 1790, the mule became the device of choice for spinning cotton thread. A worker using a steam-driven mule could produce a hundred times more thread than a worker using a manual spinning wheelAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1790
jan 1, 1799
~ 9 years