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 128
been that he desired moretime for his violin or for his pleasures. As he attendednight school and was studying mathematics, his workkept him from his books and also the violin, so that he wasmore and more driven to invent some improvement thatwould lessen the time of his work. From 1774 to 1779, or… … THE STORY OF TEXTILES 85 perfect principle of spinning, said he, and, though oftenbaffled, I as often renewed the attempt, and at last suc-ceeded to my utmost desire at the expense of every shiUingI had in the world. All his spare cash and more had gone for tools andmaterials, and, when the Bolton…
Textile industry
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