John Ferrabee & William Lewis - Patent No. 7584
On 5 March 1838, John Ferrabee and William Lewis registered a patent for "Machinery for dressing woollen and other cloths."
William Lewis was another member of the family of John Lewis who had patented the Cross Cutter machine.
LEWIS, FERRABEE, 5th March 1838.
7684. A grant unto WILLIAM LEWIS, of Brimscomb, of the parish of Stroud, in the county of Gloucester, and JOHN FERRABEE, of Thrupp Mill, in the same parish, for their invention of "Certain improvements in machinery for dressing woollen and other cloths or fabrics requiring such a process"; 2 months.
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