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Textilfabrik Cromford

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Textilfabrik Cromford
Textilfabrik Cromford. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Textilfabrik Cromford in Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany was built in 1783 by Johann Gottfried Brügelmann. It was the first cotton spinning mill on the European mainland. Today it is an industrial museum specialising in textile history.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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