Memoir of John Kay, of Bury; Inventor of the Fly-Shuttle ... with a Review of the Textile Trade and Manufacture from Earliest Times
Memoir of John Kay, of Bury; Inventor of the Fly-Shuttle ... with a Review of the Textile Trade and Manufacture from Earliest Times

Author: John Lord

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781230412726

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. The Fanciful And Erroneous Statements Regarding John Kay, Made By Lleut.-col. Thomas Sutcliffe, Great-grandson Of The Inventor. fOHN KAY of Bury was grandson to Sir John Kay, Bart., of Woodsome, county of York, whose second son, Robert, became a merchant, and founded that branch of the Woodsome family which resided at Park, near Bury, county of Lancaster." So wrote Lieut-Col. Thomas Sutcliffe. It will be seen in due course, that there is not an atom of truth in this account. 2. Mr. Kay was educated on the continent, and had during his residence there acquired a taste for mechanics; which on his return to England, and having established a woollen manufactory in Colchester, he turned to advantage. No evidence of this exists beyond Sutcliffe's assertion. 3. The reiterated statement that John Kay's invention of the Fly Shuttle was in 1738. This, copied from Guest, might have been corrected to 1733, if Sutcliffe had taken ordinary pains to consult the patent. 4. The "handsome print, taken from the original portrait of John Kay of Bury." Whether the father, the inventor, or his son John, is here alluded to is left uncertain. Note the evidence of "Veritas," who had no motive for deception. 5. The litigations with shuttle clubs about 1745 put Mr. Kay's affairs in such an embarrassed situation, that he had to dispose of various estates in the neighbourhood of Bury, that are now (1842) of great value; and his son Robert was obliged to sell the very land on which the late Sir Robert Peel, Bart., established his works there, and where the present Sir Robert was born. There is no existing documentary evidence that the inventor ever owned land at Bury Ground, Ramsbottom, or elsewhere. 6. "The case of John Kay of Bury." This case, set out...

The 17th and 18th Centuries
The 17th and 18th Centuries

Author: Frank N. Magill

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-09-13

Total Pages: 3274

ISBN-13: 113592421X

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Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history. This is not a who's who. Instead, each entry provides an in-depth essay on the life and career of the individual concerned. Essays commence with a quick reference section that provides basic facts on the individual's life and achievements. The extended biography places the life and works of the individual within an historical context, and the summary at the end of each essay provides a synopsis of the individual's place in history. All entries conclude with a fully annotated bibliography.

Memoir of John Kay of Bury
Memoir of John Kay of Bury

Author: John Lord

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-08

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9781296594053

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Britain's Industrial Revolution in 100 Objects
Britain's Industrial Revolution in 100 Objects

Author: John Broom

Publisher: Pen and Sword History

Published: 2023-02-22

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1399003968

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The period of Britain’s Industrial Revolution was perhaps the most transformative era in the nation’s history. Between about 1750 and 1914, life and work, home and school, church and community changed irreversibly for Britain’s rapidly expanding population. Lives were transformed, some for the better, but many endured abysmal domestic and workplace conditions. Eventually improvements were made to Britain’s social fabric which led to the prospect of richer and more fulfilled lives for working men, women and even children. Focusing on 100 objects that either directly influenced, or arose from, these changes, John Broom offers a distinctive insight into this fascinating age. With plentiful illustrations and suggestions for visits to hundreds of places of historical interest, this book makes an ideal companion for a journey into Britain’s industrial past.