Cotton manufacture: mule spinning, c1830
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Cotton manufacture: mule spinning, c1830
Cotton manufacture: mule spinning, c1830. A self-acting mule of the type devised by Richard Roberts in 1825. Roberts spinning mule produced better yarn than any other machine and kept its place in the textile industry right up to the 1950s.The roof of the building is supported by iron trusses. Note the boy on the right employed to crawl under the threads and sweep up
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Child Labour Cotton Cotton Mill Industrial Revolution Innovation Invention Iron Labour Loom Manufacturing Mechanisation Mill Progress Richard Roberts Roof Spinning Spinning Machine Spinning Mule Textile Industry Textile Manufacturing Textile Mill Textile Worker Textiles Worker
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