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James Hargreaves began weaving on a spindle and loom, but invented the Spinning Jenny. The device could spin eight threads at once. Many people came to him wanting one of the machines. However, jealous weavers broke into his home and trashed the machine. Hargreaves did not get a patent on the device and others stole the idea. When he tried to get a patent, it was denied. At the time of his death, there were 20,000 or more Spinning Jennies in operation, but he died broke.

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