Flax mill
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flax-mill-287-5087443
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Flax mill
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Flax mills are mills which process flax. The earliest mills were developed for spinning yarn for the linen industry. John Kendrew and Thomas Porthouse, both of Darlington developed the process from Richard Arkwright's water frame, and patented it in 1787. The first machine was set up in Low Mill on the River Skerne at Darlington, which Kendrew used to grind glass. They then each set up a mill of their own, Kendrew near Haughton-le-Skerne and Porthouse near Coatham Mundeville, both on the same ri
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax_mill
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2022-06-18T15:13:58Z
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