A Mr John Kay invented the Flying Shuttle in 1735. Which revolutionised weaving and speeded up the process. Ford Madox Brown got some of the Town Council's Wife's to pose for this picture. Once again he painted in his dog in the painting. The angry crowd out side the windows are protesting that the Shuttle would put the Hand Weavers out of work.Saturday, 1 May 2010
The Flying Shuttle
A Mr John Kay invented the Flying Shuttle in 1735. Which revolutionised weaving and speeded up the process. Ford Madox Brown got some of the Town Council's Wife's to pose for this picture. Once again he painted in his dog in the painting. The angry crowd out side the windows are protesting that the Shuttle would put the Hand Weavers out of work.
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