People

John Kay

1704 - 1779

John Kay (1704–1762)
Image credit: Salford Museum & Art Gallery

John Kay (1704–1762) mid-19th C

George Hayes (c.1823–1895)

Salford Museum & Art Gallery

Inventor of the flying shuttle

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Artworks of Kay, John

  • John Kay (1704–1762)
    John Kay (1704–1762) George Hayes (c.1823–1895)
    Salford Museum & Art Gallery
  • John Kay (1704–1764)
    John Kay (1704–1764) Thornton Rippingille (1830–1863) (possibly)
    Science Museum
  • John Kay (1704–c.1779)
    John Kay (1704–c.1779) unknown artist
    Bury Art Museum
  • John Kay of Bury (1704–1781/1782)
    John Kay of Bury (1704–1781/1782) unknown artist
    Science Museum
  • Unfinished Sketch for 'John Kay, Inventor of the Fly Shuttle, 1753'
    Unfinished Sketch for 'John Kay, Inventor of the Fly Shuttle, 1753' Ford Madox Brown (1821–1893)
    Manchester Art Gallery

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