John Kay
Inventor
1704 – 1780
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Who was John Kay?
John Kay was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He is often confused with his namesake: fellow Lancastrian textile machinery inventor, the unrelated John Kay who built the first "spinning frame".
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- Born
- Jun 23, 1704
Walmersley - Spouses
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Died
- 1780
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on July 23, 2013
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