Crompton perfects the spinning mule
- When
- 1779
- Where
- Lancashire, where Crompton developed and perfected the mule
About 1779, Samuel Crompton succeeded in producing a mule-jenny, a hybrid spinning machine whose yarn was suitable for muslin manufacture.
Working in Lancashire, Samuel Crompton combined elements of Arkwright's water frame and Hargreaves's spinning jenny into a hybrid machine, named the mule by analogy with crossbred livestock. The invention is dated between 1775 and 1779, with success achieved about 1779, when Crompton produced a mule-jenny spinning yarn suitable for use in the manufacture of muslin. The machine went on to be used extensively in the mills of Lancashire and elsewhere from the late 18th to the early 20th century.
Sources
- Spinning mule Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-10
- Samuel Crompton Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-27
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