This is an example of the spinning frame patented by Richard Arkwright in 1768. Also known as a water frame, it was the first textile machine designed to be powered by water. Arkwright set up the ...

This is an example of the spinning frame patented by Richard Arkwright in 1768. Also known as a water frame, it was the first textile machine designed to be powered by water. Arkwright set up the ...

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This spinning machine spins 96 strands of yarn ... so they were called Water Frames. Now it is the only complete machine of its kind in the world. His machines did not need skilled operators ...

This spinning machine spins 96 strands of yarn ... so they were called Water Frames. Now it is the only complete machine of its kind in the world. His machines did not need skilled operators ...