page_title: Cotton-spinning machinery
hierarchical_section_title: Cotton-spinning machinery
caption_attribution_description: Textiles: a roving machine for cotton manufacture. Engraving, c. 1858. Iconographic Collections
context_page_description: Cotton-spinning machinery refers to machines which process prepared cotton roving into workable yarn or thread. Such machinery can be dated back centuries. During the 18th and 19th centuries, as part of the Industrial Revolution cotton-spinning machinery was developed to bring mass production to the cotton industry. Cotton spinning machinery was installed in large factories, commonly known as cotton mills.
context_section_description: Cotton-spinning machinery refers to machines which process (or spin) prepared cotton roving into workable yarn or thread. Such machinery can be dated back centuries. During the 18th and 19th centuries, as part of the Industrial Revolution cotton-spinning machinery was developed to bring mass production to the cotton industry. Cotton spinning machinery was installed in large factories, commonly known as cotton mills.
caption: Platt's roving frame, c. 1858.
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