Art Resource - AR949743

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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.

Unique Identifier AR949743

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3742px × 4687px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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