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British businesspeople in the textile industry

  • Daniel BournDaniel Bourn filed a patent application in 1748 for a carding machine that used rotating cylinders. This specific mechanism replaced older hand-cranking…
  • John LombeJohn Lombe entered the world in Norwich around 1693. He was born into a family of textile workers as the son of a worsted weaver.
  • Richard ArkwrightRichard Arkwright opened a small shop on Churchgate in Bolton during the early 1760s. He worked as a barber and wig-maker for local customers.
  • Robert OwenRobert Owen was born on the 14th of May 1771 in Newtown, a small market town in Montgomeryshire, Wales. His father worked as a saddler and ironmonger while…