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The aim was not only to fight the deprivation but also to increase the labour productivity effectively and further to start controlling the homebound industry by concentrating the manufacturing (Ziegler 2). | The aim was not only to fight the deprivation but also to increase the labour productivity effectively and further to start controlling the homebound industry by concentrating the manufacturing (Ziegler 2). | ||
The wanted specifications by the British Society of Arts were achieved by James Hargreaves, a | The wanted specifications by the British Society of Arts were achieved by James Hargreaves, a weaver, who presented the Spinning Jenny in 1764 (Ziegler 2). | ||
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The Spinning Jenny, also called Spinning Engine was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves (1720 – 1778).
In the 18th – Century happened to be an acute deprivation of yarn in the county Lancashire. Due to this deprivation the British Society of Arts announced a competition where they looked out for a machine with the ability to spin six twines of wool, flax, hemp or cotton at the same time and which is run by only one person (Ziegler 2).
The aim was not only to fight the deprivation but also to increase the labour productivity effectively and further to start controlling the homebound industry by concentrating the manufacturing (Ziegler 2).
The wanted specifications by the British Society of Arts were achieved by James Hargreaves, a weaver, who presented the Spinning Jenny in 1764 (Ziegler 2).
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Braudel, Fernand. Civilization and Capitalism. 15th – 18th Century. 3. vols. Transl. Sian Reynolds. London: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd, 1984.
Deutsches Museum. Die Spinning Jenny von James Hagreaves. Die Legende von der kleinen Jenny. Auszug aus: Meisterwerke aus dem Deutschen Museum. 4. vols. < link title(Last use: 26.01.2010).
Harling, Nick. James Hargreaves 1720-1778. Cotton Town: Blackburn with Darwen. >link title< (Last use: 26.01.2010).
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