Draper corporation. [from old catalog], Draper, George Otis, 1867-1923 · [Milford, Mass., Printed by Milford journal co.] · leaf 29
ut his celebrated patent on thepower loom, which had a slow introduction, for as late as 1813there were but 3400 power looms in all Great Britain. The pos-sibilities of power weaving, however, were well appreciated,and Francis C. Lowell, who saw the loom in England, returnedto America and… … LOOM AS USED BEFORE KAY. William Gilmourbrought patterns of thecrank driven powerloom to this country,and looms were con-structed by him andoperated at Lymans-ville in 1817. Themanufacture of theselooms was continuedby David Wilkinson.The original patternsw^ere surreptitiouslyEARLY FLY SHUTTLE…
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