The 19th Century power loom is a mechanised loom, and one of the key developments in the industrialization of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. The first power loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785. It was refined over the next 47 years until a design by Kenworthy and Bullough made the operation completely automatic. By 1850 there were 260,000 power looms in operation in England. Fifty years later came the Northrop loom which replenished the shuttle when it was empty. This replaced the Lancashire loom.
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4988 x 3000 px | 42.2 x 25.4 cm | 16.6 x 10 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Lancashire, EnglandMore information:
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