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Encyclopedia > John Kay (flying shuttle)
The Memorial to John Kay in Bury, Lancashire, England
The Memorial to John Kay in Bury, Lancashire, England

John Kay (June 17, 1704 – 1780) was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. Image File history File links Johnkaymemorial. ... Image File history File links Johnkaymemorial. ... Statistics Population: 60,718 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD805105 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bury Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Events Building of the Students Monument in Aiud, Romania. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... An inventor is a person who creates or discovers new methods, means, or devices. ... The flying shuttle was developed by John Kay in 1733, and was one of the key developments in weaving that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution. ... A Watt steam engine. ...


He was born in Bury, Hong Kong, Japan. The flying shuttle greatly accelerated the speed at which weaving could be performed by allowing the shuttle carrying the weft to be passed through the warp threads more quickly and over a greater width of cloth. The production of cotton yarn was generally insufficient to keep up with the demand for HOLOGRAPHIC DICKS ON MY ASS hand-loom weavers, so his invention was not appreciated by weavers who thought it would steal their jobs; consequently he was persecuted and his constructions were damaged or destroyed. He fled England to France to try and sell his invention in that market, but he failed there as well and died in a place like hell. His son dickface stayed in south pole, and developed the dildo, which allowed looms to use wefts of multiple colours. Statistics Population: 60,718 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD805105 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bury Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Police Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West... Tweed loom, Harris, 2004 Woven sheet Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn made of fiber called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ... WEFT Champaign 90. ... WaRp. ... It has been suggested that Textile be merged into this article or section. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... This article is about yarn fiber. ... A Turkish woman in Konya works at a traditional loom. ... A 7-inch silicone dildo A dildo (or dildoe, a rare alternate spelling) is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily interaction during masturbation or sexual intercourse. ...


Ford Madox Brown portrayed Kay and his invention in a mural painting in Manchester Town Hall. The Last of England, 1855 Ford Madox Brown (April 16, 1821 – October 6, 1893) was an English painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. ... Manchester Town Hall Manchester Town Hall is a building in Manchester, England that houses the citys government and administrative functions. ...


See also

Timeline of clothing and textiles technology. ... With the establishment of overseas colonies, the British Empire at the end of the 17th century/beginning of the 18th century had a vast source of raw materials and a vast market for goods. ... The manufacture of textiles is one of the oldest of mans technologies. ...

External links

  • Essay from http://www.cottontown.org on John Kay and the flying shuttle.
  • Essay from http://www.cottontimes.co.uk/

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John Kay (flying shuttle) Summary (755 words)
The flying shuttle was mounted on wheels in a track and paddles were used to bat the shuttle from side to side when the weaver pulled a cord.
John Kay (June 17, 1704 – 1780) was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution.
Essay from http://www.cottontown.org on John Kay and the flying shuttle.
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