Item 95: An improved spinning jenny of about 1820
File — Box: 9, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Color image shows a woman operating a spinning jenny of about 1820 at the Higher Mill Museum, Helmshore [England]. Printed on reverse: "An improved spinning jenny of about 1820. This fifty-spindle jenny was used for spinning wool in a Saddleworth loomshop until 1916." Platt Collection; copyright Lancashire Museum. Printed in England by Beric Tempest & Co., Ltd., Cornwall. ca. 1975-1980. 10.5 x 14.5 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
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Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository