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Power Loom

Great Britain · Economy / Industry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1785Date range
1Named people
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Chronological records

1785

Edmund Cartwright1785

Doncaster · Economy / Textile Industry

Cartwright patents a mechanically powered loom for factory weaving.

Names involved

Edmund Cartwright

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