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The first two inventions were
the only ones that could be used at home. The remaining were much to
big to fit in a home.
When Samuel Greg started to
build Quarry Bank Mill, he made sure that it was big enough to house the spinning
frames, which were quite large. Samuel's mill had many windows. These windows
were large because the workers needed a lot of light to do their work and in those days there was
no artificial lighting. All
the machines at Quarry Bank mill were powered by a giant water wheel.
The new inventions (in the
chart above) spun cotton much more efficiently. This meant that the
mill could
sell cotton at a cheaper price. |
