Weaving. -- No. I: A Brief Account of its History
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The first installment of a series in the engineering periodical Engineering, giving a brief history of weaving from antiquity to the mid-18th century. It covers early weaving in Egypt and Britain, guilds, Flemish and Huguenot immigrant workers, William Lee's stocking frame, silk throwing and Thomas Lombe's Derby mill, and John Kay's fly shuttle and tappet shaft for the Dutch loom. The text is narrative history with no drafts or illustrations.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- January 2, 1874
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Archive notes
- Reduced to 85% to fit on printed page.
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