Textile Personalities

Textile Personalities

Arkwright (17321792)

John Kay (17041764)

John Mercer (17911866)

Arkwright was the

John Kay patented the

John Mercer invented a

inventor of the first

flying shuttle in 1733. It

process which gives

practical means of

led to revolutionisation of cotton a lustre resembling

mechanical spinning

the weaving industry.

using rollers.

silk - a process known as 'mercerisation'.

Jacquard (17521834)

Joshua Heilmann (1796-1848)

Heinrich Caro

Jacquard invented a

Joshua Heilmann

chemist discovered the

loom which used a

invented the first

formula for producing

Heinrich Caro, a German

punched card system to machine for combing

synthetic mauve dye, and

weave complicated

also discovered the

cotton.

patterns in textiles.

synthesis of cinnamic acid from benzaldehyde.

John Kennedy

Richard Roberts John Kennedy, Scottish (Mid-19th century)

Sir William Henry Perkin

cotton spinner and textile In 1825 he invented the Sir William Henry Perkin, machine maker was

Roberts self-acting

English chemist, 1906

responsible for inventing spinning mule which

who invented the first

the 'Jack frame' spinning produced better yarn

synthetic derivative used

device.

than any other machine as dye-perkin’s mauve right through 1950's

Eli Whitney Eli Whitney, American

Richard Roberts (1789-1864)

Cartwright (17851787)

inventor, is credited with Richard Roberts is

Cartwright patented a

the invention of the

known for having

water-powered loom

cotton gin (patented in

improved upon or

(later steam-powered) to

1793; 'gin' is short for

invented machine tools, run the weaving

engine)

including one of the first mechanisms. metal-planing machines.