'William Lee's Clever Stocking Frame', c1934. Artist: Unknown.

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'William Lee's Clever Stocking Frame', c1934. Illustration showing a machine for knitting stockings, invented by clergyman William Lee (1563-1614) in 1589. The accompanying text describes the workings of the mechanism. From The Romance of the Nation, Volume Two, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., London, c1934]

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