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    • British cotton textiles achieved parity with Indian cloth quality, indicating advancements in spinning machinery.
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    • Mechanized spinning of fine cotton was technically path-dependent, building upon Indian jersey wheel technology.

    Conclusions:

    • Technological innovations in spinning were primarily driven by the pursuit of product quality, not just productivity.
    • Mechanization served as a strategy to overcome skill deficiencies in the British cotton spinning workforce.
    • A comprehensive history of industrial innovation must integrate the history of labor and acquired skills.