Edmund Cartwright was an English inventor who graduated from Oxford University and went on to invent the power loom. He was the brother of Major John Cartwright, a political reformer and radical, and of George Cartwright, explorer of Labrador. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Wikipedia: Wool combing machine
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Wikipedia 'Edmund Cartwright': infobox birth_date, checked 2026-09-27View the Source Power Loom (Wikipedia)
WikipediaInvented: Power Loom, Lead sectionQuote, Invented: Power Loom, Lead section
Though the idea is older and experimentation predates him, Edmund Cartwright is credited with initiating power loom development with his 1785 patent.
Wikipedia: Wool combing machine
Invented: Wool Combing Machine, Lead sectionQuote, Invented: Wool Combing Machine, Lead section
The wool combing machine was invented by Edmund Cartwright, the inventor of the power loom, in Doncaster.
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