This chair was used by John Kay, the inventor of the flying shuttle. He was born at Rothwell's of the Park, Walmersley, Bury in 1704.

One mural depicts my 18th century namesake, John Kay, creator of the flying shuttle. He is wrapped in a bale of cloth to escape detection as angry weavers demolish his invention.

Innovations in textiles were one of the main sources of the industrial revolution - among them John kay's flying shuttle. The Lancashire cotton industry changed the world - made the modern economy ...

In 1733, John Kay, who was born near Bury in Lancashire, invented the flying shuttle, the first step in the automation of the loom. Instead of having to pull the shuttle through the loom manually ...

The flying shuttle, invented in 1733 by John Kay, a British weaver, allowed the production of wider pieces of cloth. Because its movement could be mechanised, ...

This chair was used by John Kay, the inventor of the flying shuttle. He was born at Rothwell's of the Park, Walmersley, Bury in 1704.