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title: ARKWIGHT AND KAY SPINNER

subject date: 2004-03-05

caption: INVENTIONS Rotary spinning frame designed by Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) and John Kay in 1768; the machine was initially designed to be powered by horse power, but was not a great commercial success; it became truly profitable when Arkwright invented a system to exploit water power in 1771, bringing about a real revolution in the textile manufacturing industry. Kingdom of Great Britain, 18th century.

category: HIS

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copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Regno Unito

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Creation date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

object name: 52904

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continent: Europa

image century : XVIII

image epoch: Settecento

licence: RM

subject century: XVIII

subject epoch: Rivoluzione Industriale

technique: Fotografia

id: 27331

file name: FSNgilardi_52904.jpg

keywords

inventionsecologywater poweranimal energyanimal tractionArkwright R.Kay J.Flyerspinnerrotating framespinning framewater framemachinerymechanicalautomatismmechanizationEnglandhistory of industryKingdom of Great BritainIndustrial RevolutionTextile IndustryindustrializationEighteenth centuryinnovationUnited KingdomUK