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Introduced by Richard Arkwright in 1769, the flyer

spinning frame (also called the throstle or roll-drawing


machine) reflects the move toward automation that
characterized the Industrial Revolution. The machine is
powered by the drive wheel at the bottom, drawing out
the fiber into thread, then twisting it as it is wound onto
the bobbins. 1

1"Flyer Spinning Frame," Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998


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