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Spinning jenny with 100 spindles at Quarry Bank, a restored cotton mill in Manchester, England, originally built in 1784. This was first driven by a water wheel, later a steam engine. (Photo credit: Paul McLellan) pic.twitter.com/pBMkhIOtfj
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Paul explains: “The whole of the part on the right moves back and forth. In the position it is in the photo, the threads are spun. Then it moves to the left and the spun thread is rolled onto spindles. It then pulls out the next lot of unspun cotton and repeats”
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