Wool And Woollen Manufactures of Great Britain a Historical Sketch of Rise Pro
Wool And Woollen Manufactures of Great Britain a Historical Sketch of Rise Pro
Samuel Crothers
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This machine, when first introduced, And the &&- bing billy. mounted eight spindles, but it was soon excelled by a modification mounting eighty spindles, and called the slubbing billy. In 1769 the first step in the crowning effort Arkwright's power-jenny, was achieved, namely, the application of mecha- nical power to spinning. The substitution of the mule for the jenny was not so great a gain to the spinner. The application of power to spinning, as is well known, was due to Sir B. Arkwright, an...d rewarded him with one of the most colossal fortunes ever acquired. The great impetus thus given to spinning 134 WOOL AND WOOLLENS. rendered the application of power to weaving also a matter of essential consequence, in order that the spun yarn should not quickly exceed the demand for it, from the lack of sufficient expedition in weaving. Dr. Cart wright, in England, and Dr. Jeffrey, power-looms, in Scotland, simultaneously applied themselves to 1*787 the construction of a power-loom, about the year 17B7.
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