![William Lee (1563-1614). English clergyman and inventor. He devised the first stocking frame knitting machine in 1589. Engraving by Linton. "l'Univers Illustre", 1852. - SuperStock William Lee (1563-1614). English clergyman and inventor. He devised the first stocking frame knitting machine in 1589. Engraving by Linton. "l'Univers Illustre", 1852. - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/4409/Comp/4409-166536.webp)
William Lee (1563-1614). English clergyman and inventor. He devised the first stocking frame knitting machine in 1589. Engraving by Linton. "l'Univers Illustre", 1852. - SuperStock
![frame for making knitted stocking, they debuted at the end of XVI century, invented in 1589 by a clergyman called William Lee in Cal… | Old things, Calverton, Norse frame for making knitted stocking, they debuted at the end of XVI century, invented in 1589 by a clergyman called William Lee in Cal… | Old things, Calverton, Norse](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/16/22/a2/1622a26fa598a231b5c87b679795133e.jpg)
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![William Lee and his Knitting Machine: 400 years 1589-1989: Journal of the Textile Institute Vol 80 No.2 1989 | Wigan Lane Books William Lee and his Knitting Machine: 400 years 1589-1989: Journal of the Textile Institute Vol 80 No.2 1989 | Wigan Lane Books](https://wiganlanebooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/SAM_5150.jpg)
William Lee and his Knitting Machine: 400 years 1589-1989: Journal of the Textile Institute Vol 80 No.2 1989 | Wigan Lane Books
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Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj on Twitter: "Knitting machine was invented in 1589 by William Lee Was opposed by Queen Elizabeth I as it would cause unemployment https://t.co/MAupbbgmfT" / Twitter
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The Life of William Lee the Inventor of the Stocking Frame | Calverton, Website building software, Village
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