Metal frame with wooden spindles invented by James Hargreaves in the mid-1760s for producing yarn (8,5)
I believe the answer is:
spinning jenny
(Other definitions for spinning jenny that I've seen before include "Hargreave's cotton making machine" , "machine for making thread" , "Invention of James Hargreaves" .)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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