spinning jacks

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Scope note
Machines equipped with many spindles designed to simultaneously draw out, twist, and wind (or spin) multiple spindles of fibers to form yarn. A modification of the spinning jenny, these machines were equipped with spindles mounted on an enlarged moving portion of the machine, rather than on a stationary frame. The modern spinning machine is often considered to be a power-driven instantiation of these manually-operated devices. The first reference to this device is thought to be in approximately 1802, when James Scholfield installed the spinning machine in his North Andover textile mill.
spinning jacks
Accepted term: 20-May-2024