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Spinning jennies

Scope note

Early spinning machines having more than one spindle, enabling a person to spin a number of yarns simultaneously. RHDEL2

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000207720

Broader Terms used

<textile working equipment>

Equivalent Terms used

spinning jenny

Created

13yrs ago

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