1733—English patent granted John Kay for the invention of the fly shuttle.
1738—Patent granted Lewis Paul for the spinning machinery supposed to have been invented by Wyatt.
1742—First mill for spinning cotton built at Birmingham; moved by asses; but not successful.
1748—Patent on a cylinder card as first used by hand, granted Lewis Paul.
1750—Fly shuttle in general use in England.
1756—Cotton velvets and quiltings first made in England.
1760—Stock cards first used for cotton by J. Hargreave. Drop box invented by Kay.
1762-67—Spinning-jenny invented by Hargreave.
1769—Arkwright obtains his first patent on spinning.
1774—Bill passed in England to prevent the export of cotton machinery.