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Spinning Mule
The spinnig mule is a combination of "The spinning Jenny" and "The Water Frame". It was invented by Samuel Crompton. The spinning mule used four rollers to draw apart rovings, slender slivers of cotton. This would make it much easier to twist the yarn without breaking it like it would before. -
Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney. It was used to remove the seeds from freshly picked cotton balls. The cotton gin was able clean as much as 50 pounds of raw cotton in a single day as to 1 pound per hand a day, -
Reaper
The reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick for the purpose of fast harvesting. Farmers weren't able to harvest more wheat than they wanted to beacuse of its 2-week rippening cycle. The reaper was able to cut down 10-12 acres of wheat per day, almost two weeks worth of harvesting by hand. Originally, the reaper was first sold in Virginia, but was later sold in the Midwest because of the flat, suited terrain that enabled better function. By 1860 the reaper was used by 70% of farms in the U.S -
Phonograph
The phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison. The phonograph was a machine that allowed sounds and music play, much like a record player. The idea behind the phonagraph was originally to record and preserve phone calls. Little did we know it would revolutionize into a modern music device later on,
