Ford Madox Brown Murals
John Kay, Inventor of the Fly Shuttle A.D. 1753
For thousands of years, weaving was done by hand, throwing the shuttle across the loom. If a wider cloth was needed, two weavers threw the shuttle to each other. John Kay invented a shuttle fired by a cord into boxes either side of the loom. On the left, rioters are breaking in to smash the loom, while Kay is being smuggled to safety.
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Contents of Ford Madox Brown Murals
- Ford Madox Brown and the Murals
- The Romans Building a Fort at Mancenion
- The Baptism of Edwin
- The Expulsion of the Danes from Manchester
- The Establishment of Flemish Weavers in Manchester A.D. 1363
- The Trial of Wycliffe A.D. 1377
- The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures A.D. 1556
- Crabtree watching the Transit of Venus A.D. 1639
- Chetham’s Life’s Dream A.D. 1640
- Bradshaw’s Defence of Manchester A.D. 1642
- John Kay, Inventor of the Fly Shuttle A.D. 1753 (this page)
- The Opening of the Bridgewater Canal A.D. 1761
- Dalton Collecting Marsh-Fire Gas
