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Great Britain Britain
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Manufacturing and Process Cotton
Preston Preston
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1700 The cotton industry in Britain is very small1733 John Kay invents the flying shuttle1764 James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny1779 Samuel Crompton invents the spinning mule1785 Edmund Cartwright invents the power loom1793 Eli Whitney invents the saw gin1738 Lewis Paul invents the first mechanical carding machine1769 Richard Arkwright invents the water-frame in Preston1782 James Watt invents the rotary steam engine1801 Bowden and Snodgrass invent willowing and scutching machines.
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