Hargreaves, James (1721 - 1778)

Inventor, designer

frame. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce.The name was a tribute to Hargreaves’s daughter, Jenny.
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Curriculum Vitae

* 08.01.1721	Oswaldwistle	Né
1764		he designs “Spinning jenny”
1768		he built a small mill with Thomas James
1768		he moves to Nottingham
1770		he patents “Spinning jenny”
1770 - 1778		he worked at the mill
† 22.04.1778	Nottingham	Décédé

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Hargreaves, James (1721 - 1778)