The story of textiles; a bird's-eye view of the history of the beginning and the growth of the industry by which mankind is clothed (1912)
Walton, Perry, 1865-1941 · Boston, Mass., J. S. Lawrence · leaf 116
scurity and actual want. His inventions with modi-fications are, however, in use to this day. One of the improvements was made by his son Robert,who worked out the drop-box in 1760, by which manydifferent kinds of weft could be worked into the samefabric, and figured goods thus be produced. In… … J O H tc K AY OF B 17 R Y THE STORY OF TEXTILES 77 PAUL AND WYATT Lewis Paul and John Wyatt, other early inventors aboutwhom little is known, originated the principle of spinningby rollers, and took out their first patents June 24, 1738.The patent is thus described: The wool or cotton…
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