John Kay (spinning frame)
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John Kay was an English inventor best known for the development of the spinning frame in 1767, which marked an important stage in the development of textile manufacturing during the Industrial Revolut
An Arkwright water frame made in 1775
Hermann Sondermann Familie mit Frau am Spinnrad detail
Richard Arkwright
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Sir Richard Arkwright was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. He is credited as the driving force behind the development of the spinning frame, known
John Kay (spinning frame)
…Paul had made a machine using mechanical rollers in 1738, but this had not been a commercial success. In 1767, Kay began a working relationship with Richard Arkwright, an entrepreneur. The character of this relationship, and in particular, the competing claims of Arkwright, Kay, and also Highs to primacy as inventors…
Portrait of Richard Arkwright, oil on canvas, by Mather Brown, 1790. New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut.
Susannah Arkwright, Mrs Charles Hurt (1762–1835), and her daughter Mary Anne (painting by Joseph Wright of Derby)
Arkwright's mill at Cromford
Masson Mill on the River Derwent, and Arkwright's house Willersley Castle, completed only after his death.