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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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Pages in Ford Madox Brown Murals

1. Ford Madox Brown and the Murals
2. The Romans Building a Fort at Mancenion
3. The Baptism of Edwin
4. The Expulsion of the Danes from Manchester
5. The Establishment of Flemish Weavers in Manchester A.D. 1363
6. The Trial of Wycliffe A.D. 1377
7. The Proclamation Regarding Weights and Measures A.D. 1556
8. Crabtree watching the Transit of Venus A.D. 1639
9. Chetham’s Life’s Dream A.D. 1640
10. Bradshaw’s Defence of Manchester A.D. 1642
11. You are here John Kay, Inventor of the Fly Shuttle A.D. 1753
12. The Opening of the Bridgewater Canal A.D. 1761
13. Dalton Collecting Marsh-Fire Gas

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