Several factory workers operating the large self acting 'Spinning Mule', designed in 1779 by Samuel Crompton. The mule could hold many more bobbins than its predecessor, the 'Spinning Jenny', making the production of blanket yarn much quicker.

Date:
1898
Location:
Early Blanket Mill, Witney, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT13196
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Loom, Machine, Blanket Mill, Industrial Heritage, People