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| Picture No | 12857133 |
| Date | 1840 |
| Description | Cotton industry -- part of Arkwright's drawing frame |
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Cotton industry -- part of Arkwright's drawing frame, which straightens the cotton fibres, equalises their quality, elongating them by passing them through three pairs of rollers which operate at different speeds.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Penny Magazine', 4 January 1840, page 5 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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