Joseph Nasmith (22 April 1850 – 8 December 1904) was a British consulting textile engineer,[1] editor of the Textile Recorder and author, known for his work on the history and state of the art of the textile industry, particularly cotton spinning and cotton mill construction and engineering. Born in Manchester, Nasmith was educated as an engineer at the Mechanics' Institutes in Manchester (later to become UMIST), and was an apprentice at the machine factory of Henry Wren and John Hopkinson in Manchester Less