Statue of Samuel Crompton
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Statue of Samuel Crompton
Image: © philandju Taken: 13 Jun 2017
In Nelson Square, Bolton. Crompton (1753 - 1827) was the inventor of the spinning mule - a machine which revolutionised the cotton spinning industry worldwide. Crompton lacked the means to take out a patent and eventually made the machine available to a group of manufacturers on the understanding that they would pay Samuel for its use. He, however, received only about £60 in total in contrast to the fortunes earned by copiers of the unpatented machine worldwide. Crompton married Mary Pimlott in 1780 and had 8 children. The plaque on the plinth of the statue shows a depiction of Hall i' th' Wood - the house where Crompton was staying at the time of the invention.
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