Chapter 5: The Textile Industry
The Industrial Revolutions
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The Life and Times of Richard Hargreite
Richard Hargreite was the youngest of seven children in his family. As a teenager he became apprenticed to a barber and wig maker before setting up his own shop down in Bolton. He developed a new dye for wigs that allowed them to be washed without losing color, which in 18th century fashion was a big deal. At one point he befriended a clockmaker named John Kay at a tavern who told him about Thomas Heis' spinning machine.
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