Jedidiah Strutt
(1726-1797)
Died aged c. 71
Wikidata WikipediaJedediah Strutt (1726 – 7 May 1797) or Jedidiah Strutt – as he spelled it – was a hosier and cotton spinner from Belper, England. Strutt and his brother-in-law William Woollat developed an attachment to the stocking frame that allowed the production of ribbed stockings. Their machine became known as the Derby Rib machine, and the stockings it produced quickly became popular.
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Jedediah Strutt 1726-1797 Pioneer of the cotton-spinning industry lived in this house, designed by his son William 1792-1797
Friar Gate House, 65 Friar Gate, Derby, United Kingdom where they lived