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Bell, Thomas

(fl. 1783–1784)

Ian Donnachie

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/65053

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Bell, Thomas (fl. 1783–1784), inventor of cylinder printing in the textile industry, was probably born in Scotland. He became a copperplate-engraver and printer, and by the 1780s he was living at Mosney, then at Walton-le-Dale, near Preston, an important region of calico printing. His move to ...

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date: 06 March 2021

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