Mule

“In 1818 William Eator obtained a patent for a self-acting mule, in which the operations ordinarily performed by the spinner were effected by automatic means, and this machine, though not extensively adopted, contained several ingenious arrangements.” — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Keywords

cotton, mule, Jenny, William Eator, Patent, Self-Acting

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Miscellaneous Industrial Machinery

Source

The Encyclopedia Britannica, New Warner Edition (New York, NY: The Werner Company, 1893)

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