Item 109: Arkwright's Water Frame
File — Box: 9, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
ca. 1785. Color image shows Richard Arkwright's water frame, an original water- powered cotton spinning machine from Cromford (creel and bobbins are later modifications) at the Higher Mill Museum, Helmshore [England]. Platt Collection; copyright Lancashire Museum. Printed in England by Beric Tempest & Co., Ltd., Cornwall. ca. 1975-1980. 14.25 x 10.25 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
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Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository