By the 1790s, approximately how much did the Spinning Mule reduce the time needed to spin 100 pounds of cotton compared to manual labor?
Answer
From upwards of 50,000 hours down to about 300 hours.
Before mechanization, spinning 100 pounds of cotton took upwards of 50,000 hours by hand, but by the 1790s, a mule could reduce this time to about 300 hours.
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