Date: 1836
He had for his assistant Thomas Johnson, an ingenious, but dissipated young man, to Avhoni he explained what he wanted, and Avhose fertile invention suggested a great variety of expedients, so that he obtained the name of the " conjuror" among his fellow-Avorkmen.  Johnson's genius and Radcliffe's judgment and perseverance, at length produced the dressing-machine; an admirable invention, Avilhout which the poAver-loom could never have been rendered efficient.  1802.