Highs, Thomas (1718 - 1803)

Inventor, designer

Thomas Highs was a reed-maker and manufacturer of cotton carding and spinning engines in the 1780s, during the Industrial Revolution. He is known for claiming patents on a spinning jenny, a carding machine, the throstle (a machine for the continuous twisting and winding ofwool), and the water frame. He had a lifelong court battle against Richard Artwright for the patent of his spinning machine.
Who-is-Who in MMS, History of machines, history of mechanical engineering, machine design, designer, inventor, spinning.

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Highs, Thomas

Curriculum vitae

* 1718	Leigh, Lancashire	born
1772		he developed the carding-engine
1776		he builds a spinning factory in Yorkshire
1778 - 1779		He made machines for various manufacturers
† 13.12.1803	Manchester	died

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Early modern times, ca. 1500-1780

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Highs, Thomas (1718 - 1803)