⛓ Power Loom
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Year: 1785
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Inventor: Edmund Cartwright
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How it works:
The steam-powered mechanical loom automated fabric weaving. Through a system of levers, gears, and rollers, the weft yarn was automatically guided through the warp yarn. -
Societal Impact:
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- Vastly increased fabric production and accelerated textile manufacturing.
- Many weavers lost their jobs as the process became mechanized.
- Women and children increasingly worked in factories.
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