Deverill, H

NAME:  Deverill, Hooton

ACHIEVEMENTS:  Brought the loom principle to the making of lace

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:  Unknown

DATE/PLACE OF DEATH/AGE AT DEATH:  Unknown

DISCIPLINE:  Weaver

FIELD:  Lace-making

LANGUAGE:  English

PARENTS:  Unknown

SPOUSE:  Unknown

CHILDREN: Unknown

EDUCATION:  Unknown

MAJOR WORK:  None

LIFE AND TIMES

In 1809 in England's lace-making center of Nottingham, Deverill adapted the principle of the loom to the bobbin-net machine (invented in 1803 by John Leavers, a frame-smith).  By the 1830s, Frenchman Jacquard*'s loom system, which allowed mechanical control of threads to a pre-determined pattern, was widely used in the weaving industry.

ASSESSMENT:  Introduced the loom system to lace-making

EXTRA CONNECTIONS:  1841 patent for engraving metal cylinders (used for printing cloth)

BIBLIOGRAPHY:  None