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The History of Textiles Key Inventions & Inventors

John Kay (1704 – 1780) – Flying Shuttle
Lewis Paul (circa1700 – 1759) - Carding Machine
James Watt (1736 – 1800) – Rotary Steam Engine
James Hargreaves (1720 – 1788) – Spinning Jenny
Richard Arkwright (1732 – 1792) – Water Frame
Samuel Crompton (1753 – 1827) – Spinning Mule
Edmund Cartwright (1743 – 1823) – Power Loom
Joseph Jacquard (1752 – 1834) – Jacquard Loom
William Perkin (1838 – 1907) – Synthetic Dyes