Spinning cotton with self-acting mules of type
Spinning cotton with self-acting mules of type devised by Richard Roberts (1825). These could be powered by water wheel or steam engine and power transferred to machines through belt-and-shafting. Under mule minded by woman on left, child is employed to crawl under threads and sweep up. Print circa 1835
Picture No
13905121
Media ID
48440990
Size
6000px x 4703px
(4.3MB)
Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive





























