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Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor. Artist: Unknown.

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Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), British industrialist and inventor. Arkwright 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. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

30 nov. 1999

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D14_085

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,0Mo (4,5Mo) / 24,7cm x 30,4cm / 2923 x 3590 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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