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John Kay is Born
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John Kay Marries Anne Holte
John Kay marries his wife Anne Holte. He and his brother, William, both married Bury women. -
Daughter was Born
Lettice, his daughter was born. -
Son was born
His son, Robert was born. His son would go on to make the "Drop Box" a very valuable part of the loom. -
John Kay Patents the Flying Shuttle
A weaver was now able to weave much wider fabrics and it could also be mechanized for automatic machine looms. -
The Flying Shuttle was sold to Paris
Kay negotiated with paris trying to get them to but the flying shuttle, eventually they agreed to 3,000 livres plus a pension of 2,500 livre annually from 1749. -
Flying Shuttle in France.
The people of france adopted the flying shuttle way of weaving. Though most of the machines were copies -
"Drop Box" was Invented
John Kay's son, Robert, invented the "Drop Box," which allowed looms to use multiple shuttles. This allowed multicolor weaves. -
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Cotton Weavers Flourished With The Flying Shuttle
Cotton weavers' speed doubled with the flying shuttle, which made cloth cheaper to make. -
Kay formed a partnership
John Kay got a partnership in Colchester to begin shuttle manufacturing. -
Kay and Joseph Stell patented a machine for weaving cloth ribbon
Kay and Joseph Stell patented a machine for cloth ribbon weaving. But they were unable to follow through with their plans due to kays legal cost. -
John Kay Dies
