Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823) |
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Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823). Edmund Cartwright was a British inventor. Born in Nottinghamshire, he died in Hastings, Sussex. Cartwright invented the power loom, a machine for weaving, that revolutionized the textile industry and helped to usher in the First Industrial Revolution. This print is made after a portrait by artist Robert Fulton. Click here to enlarge. |
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