Title

William Lee, English inventor of the frame-knitting machine, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

William Lee, English inventor of the frame-knitting machine, 19th century. Born in Nottinghamshire, Lee (c1550-c1610) invented his knitting machine in 1589. He is shown here watching his wife industriously knitting by hand.
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B66_072

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (4,3Mb) / 11,2in x 17,3in / 3361 x 5197 (300dpi)

Keywords

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