The book of craftsmen; the story of men's handiwork through the ages (1900)
Bruce, Marjory · New York, Dodd, Mead & Co. · leaf 151
The Weaver pet hobby of verse-writing and set to work experimenting with an improved form of power-loom. Despite its shortcomings, Cart- wright's invention was the direct ancestor of the power-loom of modern industry. Now comes on the scene a boy called Samuel Crompton, the son of a poor widow who… … CROMPTON S MULE and also earned a few extra shillings by playing the fiddle in the local theatre. He was constantly hampered by the snapping-off of the tips of the yarn, and he began to wonder whether he could not combine the principles of Hargreaves' spinning jenny and Ark- wright's spinning frame…
Decorative arts · Industrial arts
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