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Bolton or Bolton-le-Moors (bōl`tən-lə-m  rz), city (1991 pop. 143,960) and metropolitan district, NW England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area. Since the late 18th cent., when spinning factories were built and a canal (1791) was constructed to Manchester, Bolton has been a cotton-textile center. Prior to that time, wool weaving, which was stimulated by the immigration of Flemings in the 14th cent., was important. Besides the textile plants (sheets, quilts, towels, bedcovers, and dress materials), factories pack poultry and produce textile and other machinery, chemicals, leather goods, furniture, carpets, and paper. Samuel Crompton Crompton, Samuel, 1753–1827, English inventor of the mule spinner, or muslin wheel, an important step in the development of fine cotton spinning. Working as a young man in a spinning mill, he knew the defects of the Hargreaves jenny and determined to produce..... Click the link for more information. , inventor of the spinning mule (1779), was born nearby and is buried in Bolton. Richard Arkwright Arkwright, Sir Richard, 1732–92, English inventor. His construction of a machine for spinning, the water frame, patented in 1769, was an early step in the Industrial Revolution. ..... Click the link for more information. invented the "water frame" there c.1768. bolton one who flatters by pretending humility. [Br. Hist.: Espy, 343] See : Flattery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom received an award for technical innovation in paper machine design from Georgia-Pacific (G-P), Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Hughes-Thompson, who was born in 1933 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, holds dual U. The rebuild services planned for December 2003 will use personnel from Sandusky, Bolton, Lancashire, for installation and commissioning services of a new reel and associated equipment. |
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