Arkwright's water frame,illustration. This water-powered spinning frame was developed by Richard Arkwright (1732-1792),British industrialist and inventor,who patented the technology in 1769. The machine was originally powered by horses at a factory in Nottingham. In 1770 Arkwright built a water-powered version in Cromford,Derbyshire. The water frame produced strong cotton yarn. Instead of human labour,it used a series of rollers to draw out the cotton fibre which was then twisted by spindles. This made cotton-spinning much cheaper | |
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