spinning jenny

• Историческая многокатушечная прядильная машина, изобретённая в 18 веке во время промышленной революции, использовавшаяся для прядения шерсти или хлопка в нить. Термин в настоящее время в значительной степени устарел.

A historical multi-spindle spinning frame invented in the 18th century during the Industrial Revolution, used to spin wool or cotton into thread. The term is now largely obsolete in modern usage.

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   A multi-spindle spinning frame invented by James Hargreaves in 1764, which revolutionized the textile industry by allowing one worker to spin multiple threads at once.

   Прядильная машина

   • The spinning jenny dramatically increased yarn production in the 18th century.
   • Hargreaves' invention of the spinning jenny was a key development in the Industrial Revolution.
   • Workers initially feared the spinning jenny would replace their jobs.