Harvard Business School Baker Library Historical Collections

The Human Factor

Introducing the Industrial Life Photograph Collection at the Baker Library

• Introduction
• The Exhibition
  • The Request
  • The Response
  • The Collection
  • The Medium
  • The Message
  • The Product
  • The Production
  • The Worker
    • Chapter Introduction
    • Chapter Images
  • The Audience
• Bibliography

Competing with the mule

A newer machine for spinning is the frame shown here. The principle is the same as in mule spinning, but the draw is continuous. Running between the two sets of rollers, one of which turns faster than the other, the roving is drawn down to size, while the spindle revolves, twisting the yarn and winding it in the same operation.

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