The Spinning Mule

By ErinF2568
  • Samuel Cropton is born

    Samuel Cropton is born

    The inventor of the Spinning Mule, Samuel Cropton, is born.
  • Spinning Mule is invented

    Spinning Mule is invented

    Samuel Cropton invents the "Spinning Mule"
  • The Riot of the Spinning Mule

    The Riot of the Spinning Mule

    The Riot of 1779 was where people would break all the spinning machines. "Man not Machine!" they'd yell. To prevent this, Cropton took apart his mule and planned to reassemble it at a later date.
  • Mule-jenny

    Mule-jenny

    Samuel produces the "mule-jenny" which was made out of Hall i' th' Wood. This invention was able to spin yarn that could be used in the manufacturing of Muslin

  • Amount of mules

    In 1812, a survey showed that there were over 4 million spinning mules in use.
  • Automatic Mule is patented

    Automatic Mule is patented

    Richard Roberts patents the automatic Spinning Mule

  • Death

    The inventor of the Spinning Mule, Samuel Cropton, dies.