4 0 c m
29cm
actual image size: 21cm x 32cm
Description
Engraving by Thomas Barlow after a painting by C Allingham. Samuel Crompton (1753-1827) invented the spinning mule, a cros between Hargreaves' spinning jenny and Arkwright's water-frame spinning machine. The spinning mule made it posible to spin almost any type of yarn very quickly.
Image Details
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10305335
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