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title: Crompton's Spinning Mule
author: Pezzab
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17120/cromptons-spinning-mule/
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updated: 2023-04-20
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# Crompton's Spinning Mule

_Authored by Pezzab_

## Image File

[![Crompton's Spinning Mule](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17120.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17120.png)

## Image Caption

[Samuel](https://www.worldhistory.org/samuel/) Crompton invented the spinning mule in 1779, which greatly increased the speed of spinning yarn for textile production. It made finer and more uniform yarn than previous machines and had many more spindles, up to 1,320. The invention was a huge success, and by the 1790s, they were steam-powered. In Lancashire, the heart of [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/)'s textile production, factories contained 50 million mule spindles.

Bolton Museum and Archive Service, UK.

## Cite This Work

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mule-jenny.jpg) by [**Pezzab**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mule-jenny.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 February 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.