Thomas Highs
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1718 – 1803
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Who was Thomas Highs?
Thomas Highs, of Leigh, Lancashire, was a reed-maker and manufacturer of cotton carding and spinning engines in the 1780s, during the Industrial Revolution. He is known for claiming patents on a spinning jenny, a carding machine, the throstle, and the water frame .
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