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1 -James Hargreaves -The Spinning Jenny
James Hargreaves was born in Oswaldtwistle, England in 1720 By Rosie, Taylor and Manny!

2 The spinning jenny was made in 1764, and made by James Hargreaves
The spinning jenny was made in 1764, and made by James Hargreaves. It was made in the Industrial Revolution . The importance of the Spinning Jenny was the increase in production of spun yarn. A spinning wheel had one spindle to wind yarn. The original Spinning Jenny had eight spindles but later models had over 100. A huge productivity increase per hour. The spinning jenny. The Spinning Jenny

3 James Hargreaves James Hargreaves received no formal education and was never taught how to read or write. James Hargreaves worked as a carpenter and a weaver. Legend has it that James' daughter Jenny knocked over a spinning wheel and as he watched the spindle roll across the floor the idea for the spinning jenny came to him. However, that story is just a legend. Jenny was rumored to have been the name of James' wife and that he named his invention after her.

4 The Spinning Jenny.

5 James Hargreaves

6 Thank you! By Rosie, Taylor and Manny


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