Vertical spinning jenny

A woman standing next to a vertical spinning jenny, a wooden frame with spools of yarn, for the production of yarn, patented in 1813 by J. Brown of Providence. The device is on a pedestal in the Merrimack Valley Textile Museum.

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Original record: Vertical spinning jenny
Collection: Rhode Island photograph collection
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Subject(s): Equipment
Galleries & museums
Machinery
North Andover (Mass.)
Textile industry
Type: Still Image

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