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EncyclopediaSalt, Sir TitusSalt, Sir Titus, 1803–76, English textile manufacturer and inventor. He invented a machine for making worsted from coarse wool and a process for spinning and weaving alpaca. In 1851 he started to build, on the Aire River, extensive textile works and a model manufacturing town, called Saltaire, in which he attempted to embody his conceptions of ideal factory conditions for workers. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Sir Titus Salt from Infoplease:
- alpaca - alpaca alpaca , partially domesticated South American mammal, Lama pacos, of the camel family. ...
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- S - U - S - U Russell Sage Yves Saint-Laurent Haym Salomon Sir Titus Salt Paul A. Samuelson William Savery ...
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