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Working replica of Arkwright's roller spinning frame (1769),

Collection:  SCM - Textiles Machinery
Object Name:  spinning machine
Maker:  Visual Planning Systems
Date Made:  1972
Materials:  wood; steel; rubber
Measurements:  overall: 870 x 750 x 380 mm

Description:  Working replica of Arkwright's roller spinning frame (1769), made by Visual Planning Systems, 1972.

Object Number:  1972-234

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Arkwright's prototype spinning machine, 1769.
spinning jennies; spinning wheels
Arkwright, Sir Richard; Kay, John
1769
Working demonstration model of Arkwright's original roller s

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Arkwright, Sir Richard
1732-1792, inventor of cotton-spinning machinery and cotton manufacturer, English; British
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