A stocking frame was a mechanical knitting machine used in the textiles industry, invented by William Lee of Calverton, near Nottingham, in 1589. It became the pioneering machine of textile mechanization and played a real part in the early Industrial Revolution, later being adapted for cotton knitting and, by 1800, for lace production.
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Introduced When (Circa) OriginInvented by William Lee of Calverton, near Nottingham 1 Introduced era (class) Connections
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It was invented by William Lee of Calverton near Nottingham in 1589.
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It was invented by William Lee of Calverton near Nottingham in 1589.
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