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Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Artist: James Posselwhite

Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of mechanical spinning using rollers. The invention of the spinning machine revolutionised the production of yarn and led to rapid mechanisation of textile manufacturing throughout Britain. It also made Arkwright a very wealthy man.

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Title: Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Artist: James Posselwhite

Caption: Richard Arkwright, 18th century British industrialist and inventor, (1836). Arkwright (1732-1792) was the inventor of textile manufacturing machinery which included the first practical means of mechanical spinning using rollers. The invention of the spinning machine revolutionised the production of yarn and led to rapid mechanisation of textile manufacturing throughout Britain. It also made Arkwright a very wealthy man.

Personalities: RICHARD • SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT

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Image size: 3742 × 4687 px | 50.2 MB

Print size: 31.7 × 39.7 cm | 1473.2 × 1845.3 in (300 dpi)

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