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Discussion Forum : Inventions - Section 1 (Q.No. 32)
32.
Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
Thornton Hargreaves
Peter Hargreaves
James Hargreaves
Simon Hargreaves
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Awarded a Patent in 1770. It used 8 bobbins at once.
Discussion:
1 comments Page 1 of 1.

Ranndhir verma said:   1 decade ago
The spinning jenny is a multi-spool spinning frame. It was invented in 1764 by James Hargreaves in Lancashire, England. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once-a machine for spinning drawing and twisting cotton.

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