Sir Richard Arkwright

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214150

Reference identifier

30118072442738

Title

Sir Richard Arkwright

Personal names

Richard Arkwright

General notes

Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor of the water frame spinning machine, patented in 1769. Born in Lord Street, Preston, in 1732. Died at Cromford in 1792.
Photograph of engraving.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

10.5/ 12.9 cm

Year of image

c1780

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Locator

Preston Scientific Society v4p14

Collection link

Lancashire Pioneers - Sir Richard Arkwright

Web link

Sir Richard Arkwright in Oxford DNB

Subjects

PEOPLE > Portraits

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