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Crompton, Samuel, 1753-1827

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  • Distinguished British men of science 1807-1808 assembled in the library of the Royal Institution, London. Mezzotint by W. Walker and G. Zobel after F. Skill and W. Walker, ca. 1860, after Sir J. Gilbert.
  • Textiles: a line of steam-driven cotton machines (above), a slasher-sizeing machine (below). Engraving.
  • Distinguished British men of science 1807-1808 assembled in the library of the Royal Institution, London. Mezzotint by W. Walker and G. Zobel after F. Skill and W. Walker, ca. 1860, after Sir J. Gilbert.
  • Textiles: Crompton's belt-driven power loom, with a man standing by and a woman working. Watercolour.
  • Textiles: a version of Crompton's mule. Engraving by J. W. Lowry, 1834, after T. Allom.
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    Textiles: Crompton's belt-driven power loom, with a man standing by and a woman working. Watercolour.

    | Reference: 43550i
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    Samuel Crompton. Stipple engraving by J. Morrison after C. Allingham.

    Allingham, Charles, active 1802-1812. | Reference: 2211i
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    Textiles: a belt-driven version of Crompton's mule inside an iron-framed spinning shed, workers setting machines and clearing cotton waste, etc. Engraving by J. W. Lowry, 1834, after T. Allom.

    Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872. | Date: 1834 | Reference: 43497i
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    Textiles: a belt-driven version of Crompton's mule. Engraving, c.1858.

    | Date: 1834 | Reference: 45504i
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    Textiles: a version of Crompton's mule. Engraving by J. W. Lowry, 1834, after T. Allom.

    Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872. | Date: 1834 | Reference: 43522i
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