Arkwright invented a water-powered cotton-spinning machine that became the basis for huge cotton mills and eventually the modern factory system. Born in England to a large, poor family, Arkwright ...

Arkwright made a fortune of about £30m in today's money by building & licensing mills to spin cotton with these machinesRichard Arkwright was a barber & wig maker in Bolton around 1750 where he ...

This is an example of the spinning frame patented by Richard Arkwright in 1768. Also known as a water frame, it was the first textile machine designed to be powered by water. Arkwright set up the ...

Arkwright made a fortune of about £30m in today's money by building & licensing mills to spin cotton with these machinesRichard Arkwright was a barber & wig maker in Bolton around 1750 where he ...

This is an example of the spinning frame patented by Richard Arkwright in 1768. Also known as a water frame, it was the first textile machine designed to be powered by water. Arkwright set up the ...