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MACHINERY IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

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1 MACHINERY IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY

2 JOHN KAY’S FLYING SHUTTLE, 1733
Could weave wider cloth Could weave faster so greater production More expensive Needs a larger space Threatened weavers jobs

3 JAMES HARGREAVES SPINNING JENNY, 1765
Could spin many threads at once Produced quite coarse/rough yarn Threat to traditional jobs

4 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT’S WATER FRAME, 1769
Spun stronger yarn but quite coarse/rough Operated by water power so need to be in a factory Threatened traditional jobs

5 SAMUEL CROMPTON’S SPINNING MULE
Made finer cloth for more expensive cloth Could produce much more as a large-scale machine Threat to traditional jobs

6 EDMUND CARTWIGHT’S POWER LOOM, 1785
Weaving could now take places in factories so mass production possible Skilled weavers lost their livelihoods


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