The Spinning Mule was considered a hybrid because it married mechanisms from which two prior inventions?
Answer
The flyer and bobbin system from the Water Frame and the drawing mechanism from the Spinning Jenny.
Samuel Crompton's Spinning Mule incorporated the flyer and bobbin system to maintain twist, which was sourced from the Water Frame, along with the drawing mechanism characteristic of the Spinning Jenny.
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