Jedediah Strutt

Jedediah Strutt (1726–1797) was a hosier from Derby, England.

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1726 - 1797 - Hosier - Derby - England

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Strutt and his brother-in-law William Woollat devevloped an attachment to the stocking frame, that allowed the production of ribbed stockings. Their machine became known as the Derby Rib machine, and the stockings it produced quickly became popular.

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Stocking frame - Stocking - Derby Rib

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Later they worked with Richard Arkwright to perfect his design for the spinning frame, an improvement over the spinning jenny. The device eventually became known as the water frame because a water wheel was used to power it.

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Richard Arkwright - Spinning frame - Spinning jenny - Water frame - Water wheel

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