Lewis, Paul (? - 1759)

Inventor, designer

Paul Lewis was an english inventor who devised the first power spinning machine, in cooperation with John Wyatt. Lewis’ invention was the basis of the water frame for spinning cotton in a cotton mill. The spinning machine operated by drawing cotton or wool through pairs of successively faster rollers. This spinning machine was eventually superseded by Richard Arkwright’s water frame.
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Lewis, Paul

Curriculum vitae

1730		He began working with Wyatt
1738		Patent of first power spinning machine
1748		He patented a carding machine
† 1759	London	died
* ?	no place	born

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Industrial Revolution, ca. 1780-1850

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Lewis, Paul (? - 1759)