spinning jenny

It allowed one worker to spin several threads. This topic is part of Industrial Revolution within History. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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The spinning jenny was a machine used in what industry?

Answer: Textile industry

Bonus fact: It allowed one worker to spin several threads.

Who invented the spinning jenny?

Answer: James Hargreaves

Bonus fact: Hargreaves developed it in the 1760s.

The spinning jenny increased production of what?

Answer: Yarn

Bonus fact: More spindles meant more yarn could be spun at once.

Which textile invention allowed one worker to spin multiple threads at once?

Answer: Spinning jenny

Bonus fact: James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny.

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